Smart PeopleOverview and Synopsis

  • Smart People
  • Opened April 11, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 35 min.
  • R
    language, brief teen drug and alcohol use, and for some sexuality
  • Acerbic, selfish and widowed literature professor Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) is estranged from his son and his overachieving teenage daughter. Just as he begins a relationship with a former student (Sarah Jessica Parker), Lawrence's Read More
  • Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes
  • Director: Noam Murro
  • Genres: Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, Family Drama

Critic Reviews

  • "It's the kind of observational comedy, that'll be hard to find come summertime and should be enjoyed while there's still a chance. " Los Angeles Times

    - Carina Chocano

  • "Though it features witty dialogue and good performances, the plot contrivances keep it from being an altogether winning enterprise." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "It ends up less a dark comedy than a medium-gray one..." Variety

    - Dennis Harvey

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