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Melinda and Melinda
“Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it.”
6.2 / 10• 2004• 1h 40m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
Cast & Crew
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ellis Moonsong
Lead
Will Ferrell
Hobie
Jonny Lee Miller
Lee
Radha Mitchell
Melinda Robicheaux
Amanda Peet
Susan
Chloë Sevigny
Laurel
Wallace Shawn
Sy
David Aaron Baker
Steve
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Woody Allen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Melinda and Melinda is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
