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Griffin & Phoenix (2006)

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Ed Stone's bittersweet drama Griffin & Phoenix concerns Griffin (Dermot Mulroney), a divorcee suffering from cancerous lesions in his chest that give him a life expectancy of less than two years. He falls in love with academic advisor Phoenix (Amanda Peet), and the pair decide to 'live life to the fullest' by fulfilling all of Griffin's childhood fantasies, from painting water towers to sneaking into movies to hopping freight trains. But a secret of Phoenix's threatens to damper the joy of their

PG-13, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Comedy

Sep 11, 2007

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[It] has all the engaging momentum of a 102-minute dirge.

September 13, 2006 Comment
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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...absurdly sentimental and melodramatic...

December 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
David Nusair
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Sad, but beautiful... AWH!!!

August 10, 2009
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Leigh Ryan

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yet another love story , carefully crafted, well acted and surprisingly positive albeit it's subject matter.

May 27, 2008
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Nicolas Korovessis

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