$5 a Day (Five Dollars a Day) (2008)
Release Date: May 15, 2008 Wide
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A terminally-ill con man and his estranged son endeavor to live on $5 a day during a cross country drive in this road trip comedy from director Nigel Cole (Saving Grace, Calendar Girls). Nat (Christopher Walken) may be a great con man, but as a father to Flynn (Alessandro Nivola) he always came up short. Informed by his doctor that he's suffering from a terminal illness, Nat learns of an experimental treatment that could offer him a second chance at life. But that's all the way on the other side
May 15, 2008 Wide
Aug 24, 2010
Capitol Films
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Alessandro Nivola
Flynn -
Sharon Stone
Dolores -
Peter Coyote
Bert -
Amanda Peet
Maggie -
Dean Cain
Rick
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All Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)
$5 a Day isn't perfect, but it does examine some of the issues that we have when connecting with our parents as adults.
Dreadfully formulaic and absent a thoughtful emotional core, the picture is best valued as a forgettable trifle starring Hollywood's most enduring weirdo.
A mildly engaging road movie of father-son reconciliation that is illustrative of the difference between charm and narrative conflict.
The success of the piece rests on Nivola's calm adaptability as fatherly hi-jinx tries his patience and makes its mark on his heart.
...very amusing and agreeable...
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