

Alex & the List
2018-05-04 · 112 min · ★ 5.4
Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented, from a good family. Katherine adores Alex's quirky sense of humor, honesty and capacity to listen. Having decided to pop the question, Alex is blindsided when Katherine produces a detailed list of well-thought-out "improvements" she feels will tweak Alex on their way to becoming the ideal couple. Alex instinctively rejects the suggestion that he needs to change anything. But with the threat of a new competitor, Alex decides to "do the list." Guided by a coterie of friends that include: Dave, Alex's loyal childhood buddy, best female friend Lily, her husband Michael, and their 8 year old son, Nicky, Alex's journey has him reconsider and question his beliefs, values and world.
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- Harris Goldberg
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- Gooses List
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- United States of America
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Patrick FugitAlex Buckingham
Jennifer MorrisonKatherine Stern
Karen GillanLily
Aaron StatonMichael
Eddie Kaye ThomasDave
Michael NouriRabbi Baskin
Gilles MariniDr. Antonio Rosenblatt
Ryan O'NanGary
ElvyAnastasiya
Lesley-Anne DownVictoria
JoBeth WilliamsMrs. Stern
Bob GuntonMr. Stern
Andre M. JohnsonVernon
Robert TowersMohel
Julie GonzaloLara
Victoria TennantBarbara
Phil AbramsDentist
Tenille HoustonSusan
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