

My Life in Ruins
2009-06-05 · 95 min · ★ 6.1
A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.
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Production details
- Directors
- Donald Petrie
- Production companies
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, 26 Films
- Countries
- Greece, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 17,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 20,455,276
Top Cast
Nia VardalosGeorgia Ianakopolis
Richard DreyfussIrv Gideon
Alexis GeorgoulisPoupi Kakas
Alistair McGowanNico
Harland WilliamsBig Al Sawchuck
Rachel DratchKim
Caroline GoodallDr. Elizabeth Tullen
Ian OgilvyMr. Stewart Tullen
Sophie StuckeyCaitlin
María BottoLala Cruz
María AdánezLena
Brian PalermoMarc
Jareb DauplaiseGator
Simon GleesonKen
Natalie O'DonnellSue
Ralph NossekBarnaby
Bernice StegersMaria
Rita WilsonElinor
Ian GomezHotel ClerkTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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