Directed by:
Woody AllenScreenplay:
Woody AllenCinematography:
Darius KhondjiCast:
Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Nancy Carroll, Allison Gallerani, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Katelyn Semer, Betsy Aidem, Ethan Phillips, Jamie Blackley (more)VOD (1)
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Woody Allen's Irrational Man is about a tormented philosophy professor who finds a will to live when he commits an existential act. Philosophy professor Abe Lucas (Joaquin Phoenix) is at rock bottom emotionally, unable to find any meaning or joy in life. Abe feels that everything he's tried to do, from political activism to teaching, hasn't made any difference. Soon after arriving to teach at a small town college, Abe gets involved with two women: Rita Richards (Parker Posey), a lonely professor who wants him to rescue her from her unhappy marriage; and Jill Pollard (Emma Stone), his best student, who becomes his closest friend. While Jill loves her boyfriend Roy (Jamie Blackley), she finds Abe's tortured, artistic personality and exotic past irresistible. Even as Abe displays signs of mental imbalance, Jill's fascination with him only grows. Still, when she tries to make their relationship a romantic one, he rebuffs her. Pure chance changes everything when Abe and Jill overhear a stranger's conversation and become drawn in. Once Abe makes a profound choice, he is able to embrace life to the fullest again. But his decision sets off a chain of events that will affect him, Jill and Rita forever. (Entertainment One)
(more)Cast
Joaquin Phoenix
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
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Emma Stone
USA
Best movies:
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Nancy Carroll
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Irrational Man (2015)
Allison Gallerani
Best movies:
Irrational Man (2015)
Brigette Lundy-Paine
USA
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Katelyn Semer
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Betsy Aidem
USA
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Ethan Phillips
USA
Best movies:
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Jamie Blackley
UK
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Leah Anderson
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Paula Plum
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Nancy Giles
USA
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Henry Stram
USA
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Geoff Schuppert
USA
Best movies:
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Parker Posey
USA
Best movies:
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Alex Dunn
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Irrational Man (2015)
Ron Chez
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Irrational Man (2015)
Sophie von Haselberg
USA
Best movies:
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Ben Rosenfield
USA
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Michael Goldsmith
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