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Synopsis: Kate and her actor brother live in N.Y. in the 21st Century. Her ex-boyfriend, Stuart, lives above her apartment. Stuart finds a space near the Brooklyn Bridge where there is a gap in time. He goes back to the 19th Century and takes pictures of the place. Leopold -- a man living in the 1870s -- is puzzled by Stuart's tiny camera, follows him back through the gap, and they both ended up in the present day. Leopold is clueless about his new surroundings. He gets help and insight from Charlie who thinks that Leopold is an actor who is always in character. Leopold is a highly intelligent man and tries his best to learn and even improve the modern conveniences that he encounters.
Director(s): James Mangold
Production: Miramax Films
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
44
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
PG-13
Year:
2001
118 min
$47,095,453
Website
945 Views


but it's also a drama.

It can be about something!

"You people are sucking the life

out of American cinema."

"You people are sucking the life

out of American cinema"?!

Don't you think

he's got a point, though?

What?

Well... don't you ever think

that what we do is a bit...

crass, cold?

Darci, we find out

what regular people think

and we pass on their wisdom.

That's what we do.

Is that crass? Is that cold?

I don't think so.

We make peanut butter creamier.

We make cereal crunchier,

sitcoms funnier

boring movies shorter.

We made Smucker's get the seeds

out of their jam.

We did that.

If you ask me, we're heroes.

Guess it just goes

with the territory

that every once in a while

some pompous jerk

sticks his head out of his cave

and says,

"Hey, I like seeds in my jam.

"Without seeds, it's just jelly.

You people are sucking the life

out of my condiments."

You know what I say to him?

This is what I say

to him, Darci:
you...

baby, you are one percent

of one percent.

Your opinion is irrelevant.

I went out with a visionary

like you for four years

and I had to pay his rent

because he couldn't stoop down

and get a job

like the rest of us?!

Kate, Kate, come on,

this is not about Stuart.

Yes, it is!

It is about Stuart.

It's about anybody

who can't face up to reality.

I don't care if it's crass

just give me the numbers,

give me the bottom line

give me the truth straight up,

no chaser.

Bart!

Wait!

Sh*t! Ow!

Oh, my God.

We must remember, Bart

that sometimes it is okay

to colour outside the lines.

Hello?

My Palm Pilot.

You still have it.

Kate, it's 1:
00 in the morning.

And clearly you're awake,

so what is the infraction?

Look, Kate, I don't know

where your Palm Pilot is.

And I can't do this right now.

Not now. I'm expecting a call.

Oh, Bart.

Oh, I'm sorry, baby.

She is not a happy person.

Goddamn it!

You know what, Stuart?

You know what? I'm...

Kate...

Stuart...?

Please. I've got

somebody here, okay?

I know. I saw her.

No, you didn't.

Yes, I did!

It's a him, if that's

any kind of consolation to you.

So, look, now that you know

I'm not getting laid,

just go to bed, okay?

Nuh-uh, don't. Do not

hang up on me, Stuart.

Don't do that.

Kate, please.

I beg of you.

Something big is happening.

Something that validates

my entire life...

Something that validates

your entire life.

What could that possibly be?

Are you sitting down?

Yes.

-No, you're not.

-Yes, I am.

No, you're not.

Ye...

Okay.

I found it.

What did you find?

The portal.

A crack in the fabric of time.

It was over

the East River, Kate

just where I said it would be.

You found the portal?

A portal into April 28th, 1876.

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James Mangold

James Mangold is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the films Cop Land, Girl, Interrupted, Kate & Leopold, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, and Knight and Day. more…

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