The Rewrite
A once‑celebrated screenwriter battling a creative drought takes a teaching job at a modest East Coast college, where he must win over a skeptical single‑mother student and rediscover his spark before both his career and heart are lost forever.
“A comedy about getting on the same page.”
Synopsis
An Oscar‑winning writer experiencing a creative slump departs from Hollywood and accepts a position teaching screenwriting at an East Coast college, where he becomes romantically involved with a single mother enrolled in the same program.
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A crew of 52+ credited
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Edited by Ken ElutoShot by Jonathan BrownScored by Clyde LawrenceDesigned by Ola Maslik
Box Office
2014 · Box office
Grossed $4.5M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$4.5M
Also known as
- Wie schreibt man Liebe?de
- Les Mots pour lui direfr
- Professore per amoreit
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Cast & Crew
52 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Hugh Grant
as Keith Michaels
Whit Baldwin
as Doug
Marisa Tomei
as Holly Carpenter
Vanessa Wasche
as Rona
Bella Heathcote
as Karen Gabney
Enid Graham
as Trina
J K Simmons
as Hal Lerner
Shannon Marie Sullivan
as Sue
Chris Elliott
as Jim Harper
Jason Antoon
as Greg Nathan
Allison Janney
as Professor Weldon
Jenny Neale
as Jenny Glick
Supporting cast
32Caroline Aaron
as Ellen
Billy Griffith
as TSA Agent
Kevin Michael Kennedy
as TSA Officer Kevin
Ali Merhi
as TSA Agent Ali
Lily Wen
as Judy
Olivia Luccardi
as Chloe
John Deyle
as Fred Security Guard
Mark Nelson
as Josh
Bruce Sabath
as Paul
Karen Pittman
as Naomi
Veanne Cox
as Clara Foss
Maggie Geha
as Flo
Damaris Lewis
as Maya
Lauren Macklin
as Rachel Anslow
Nicole Patrick
as Jessica
Emily Morden
as Andrea Stein-Rosen
Annie Q Riegel
as Sara Liu
Aja Naomi King
as Rosa Tejeda
Andrew Keenan Bolger
as Billy Frazier
Steven Kaplan
as Clem Ronson
Kate Cullen Roberts
as Tina
Jeff Chena
as Carousel Worker
Lauren Palmer
as Dana Carpenter
Ella Rubin
as Etta Carpenter
Ann S Lawrence
as Customer at Table
Frank Harts
as Paramedic
Kevin Carolan
as Billy's Father
Christina Pawl
as Billy's Mother
Liz Callaway
as Mrs. Lerner
Sean Patrick Mcgowan
as Holly's Co-Worker
Rebecca Luker
as Joan
Sanjiv Jhaveri
as Dr. Goel
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