Credits

Cast

• Melissa George as Laura

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  An attractive young anesthesiologist who’s been Paul’s patient for a year, Laura is in the midst of a relationship crisis and faces an ultimatum – either break up with her boyfriend, Andrew, or marry him. But that dilemma seems simple in comparison to the revelations she unleashes on Paul during their sessions.

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  Film

  30 Days of Night, Music Within, WAZ, Turistas, The Amityville Horror, Sugar and Spice, Down With Love, New Port South, Dark City, The Limey, Mulholland Drive, Derailed

  TV

  In Treatment, Home and Away, Friends, Alias

• Blair Underwood as Alex

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  An arrogant Navy pilot who prides himself on his high standards, Alex is drawn to Paul's reputation as "the best," yet continually tries to poke holes in the therapist's logic. A recent brush with death and a disastrous mission in Iraq sound like obvious reasons for Alex to seek counseling, but he maintains that neither have had any effect on him.

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  Film

  Malibu's Most Wanted, Gattaca, Rules of Engagement, Full Frontal, Just Cause, Deep Impact, Sister I'm Sorry, The Second Coming, Asunder, Bridge to Nowhere, Madea's Family Reunion, Something New, How Did It Feel?, G, Truth Be Told, My Soul To Keep, Do Geese See God, Posse, Set It Off

  TV

  Dirty Sexy Money, In Treatment, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Easy Money, Sex & the City, L.A. Law, Mama Flora’s Family, Murder in Mississippi, Soul of the Game, The Wishing Tree, Heat Wave, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, LAX, The Hades Factor, City of Angels

  Theater

  IM4: From the Mountaintop to Hip Hop, Purlie, Measure for Measure, El Negro en Peru, The Game of Love and Chance, Love Letters

• Mia Wasikowska as Sophie

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  A precocious teenage gymnast who won the Junior Nationals, Sophie saw her dreams of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team fall apart when the bike she was riding rammed into the side of a car. Though she first shows up, in a cast, for Paul to validate her sanity on an insurance document, he coaxes her into returning after catching a glimpse at her complicated family relationships and general malaise.

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  Film

  Defiance, Skin, Rogue, Suburban Mayhem, Myself As A Dancer, Eve, Cosette

  TV

  In Treatment, All Saints

  Theater

  Eternity/Quantum Leap, Olimpia, The Wizard Of Oz

• Josh Charles as Jake

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  Struggling as a songwriter, Jake is clearly uncomfortable with the power differential in his marriage. Jake is prone to fits of anger, and when Amy provides vague details about her daily activities, he immediately assumes the worst and begins to interrogate her.

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  Film

  Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (upcoming), Fast Track, Four Brothers, Seeing Other People, S.W.A.T., Pie In The Sky, The Grave, Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead, Threesome, Crossing The Bridge, Dead Poets Society, Hairspray

  TV

  In Treatment, Stella, Sports Night, Norma Jean & Marilyn, Cooperstown, Murder In Mississippi

  Theater

  The Receptionist, A Number, The Well Appointed Room, A Dance Lesson, The Distance From Here

• Embeth Davidtz as Amy

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  After five years of struggling with infertility, Amy finally gave up… and then got pregnant. Having focused on – and excelled at – her career in the meantime, she's no longer sure she wants to be a mother, which infuriates her suspicious husband, Jake.

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  Film

  Goeth, Schindler’s List, Fracture, Junebug, Bridget Jones Diary, The Palace Thief , The Hole, 13 Ghosts, Mansfield Park, Bicentennial Man, The Gingerbread Man, Murder in the First, Feat of July, Matilda, Fallen

  TV

  In Treatment, Citizen Baines

• Dianne Wiest as Gina

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  Gina served as Paul’s professional supervisor years ago. Since then, she has lost her husband, turned 60, retired as a therapist and started writing a novel. Yet when Paul unexpectedly calls her to discuss the growing issues with his practice, Gina allows him to return, renewing a complicated relationship between them.

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  Film

  The Purple Rose Of Cairo, September, Radio Days, Hannah And Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway, It’s My Turn, I’m Dancing As Fast As I Can, Falling In Love, Edward Scissorhands, Little Man Tate, Parenthood, The Birdcage, The Horse Whisperer, Sam I Am, Dan In Real Life

  TV

  The Tenth Kingdom, The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn, Not Afraid, Not Afraid, In Treatment

  Theater

  The Art Of Dining, Not About Heroes, The Seagull

• Gabriel Byrne as Paul

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  A psychoanalyst in his 50s who conducts his practice from a home office, Paul has two boys and a girl with his wife Kate, and his career has led him to a respected and successful place. But Paul is beginning to feel his tolerance wane behind the easygoing front he displays for his patients; even worse, his gut reactions are beginning to seep through the cracks. After four particularly trying days of therapy, Paul decides he needs the counsel of a retired therapist, Gina.

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  Film

  Excalibur, Miller’s Crossing, The Usual Suspects, Into the West, The End of Violence, Dead Man, Vanity Fair, Spider, Wah-Wah, Jindabyne, Played, Leningrad

  Theater

  Moon for the Misbegotten, A Touch of the Poet

• Michelle Forbes as Kate

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  Paul's wife, Kate, resents competing with his patients for attention, and though she pitches in to help with daily snags in his practice, she feels purposefully shut out of his professional life. The secrecy necessary to protect patient confidentiality feels excessive to her, but she also keeps some secrets of her own.

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  Film

  Dandelion, American Girl, Bullfighter, Escape From LA, Just Looking, Swimming With Sharks, Kalifornia

  TV

  In Treatment, Waking The Dead, Boston Legal, Prison Break, Alias, Battlestar Gallactica, The Inside, Global Frequency, Messiah 3, 24, Snitch, Messiah 2, Johnson County War, The District, Messiah, Wonderland, Homicide, The Prosecutor, Seinfeld, Star Trek: The Next Generation

  Theater

  Call It Clover, A Lie Into Tomorrow, The Opening, Jupiter & Elsewhere, Blithe Spirit, Much Ado About Nothing

• Mae Whitman As Rosie

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  A typical text-messaging, iPod-toting 16-year-old with a new boyfriend, Paul's daughter Rosie also has some less conventional issues to iron out with her family.

• Jake Richardson As Ian

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  Going to college and dealing with girl trouble, Paul's son Ian has consequently missed out on some of the developments at home.

• Max Burkholder As Max

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  At 9 years old, Paul's son is the youngest of three kids, but he's already starting to grow up.

• Julia Campbell As Olivia

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  Sophie's mother, attractive in her late 30s, struggles with nervousness, and her daughter's treating her like a constant enemy doesn't help.

• Peter Horton As Zach

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  Zach works as a photographer, trotting the globe and shooting supermodels. His daughter Sophie adores him, even though his schedule prevents them from see much of each other.

• Glynn Turman As Alex, Sr.

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  A distinguished military man, Alex Sr. raised his son with good old-fashioned values, but at the end of the day, he's still not sure how well he knows Alex Jr.

Crew

• Rodrigo Garcia, Executive Producer, Director, Writer

• Steve Levinson, Executive Producer

• Hagai Levi, Executive Producer

• Mark Wahlberg, Executive Producer

• Noa Tishby, Co-Executive Producer

• Sarah Lum, Producer

• Leonard Torgan, Producer

• Joanne Toll, Producer

• Paris Barclay, Co-Executive Producer, Director

• Melanie Mayron, Director

• Chris Misiano, Director

• Amy Lippman, Writer

• Bryan Goluboff, Writer

• Sarah Treem, Writer

• Merritt Johnson, Writer

• Davey Holmes, Writer