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In the Land of Women

In the Land of Women

Romance · Comedy · Drama · 2007

After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.

Movie details

In the Land of Women

“Get ready to fall”

2007 Romance · Comedy · Drama 1h 37m

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

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After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Jon Kasdan

Written by

Jon Kasdan

Adam Brody

Adam Brody

Carter Webb

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

Sarah Hardwicke

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Lucy Hardwicke

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Phyllis

Makenzie Vega

Makenzie Vega

Paige Hardwicke

Elena Anaya

Elena Anaya

Sofia Buñuel

Dustin Milligan

Dustin Milligan

Eric Watts

Court is in session

Put In the Land of Women on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.