

The Family Man
2000-12-12 · 125 min · ★ 6.8
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his high-power career and the woman he loves.
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Production details
- Directors
- Brett Ratner
- Production companies
- Beacon Pictures, Saturn Films, Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 60,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 124,700,000
Top Cast
Nicolas CageJack Campbell
Téa LeoniKate Reynolds
Don CheadleCash
Jeremy PivenArnie
Saul RubinekAlan Mintz
Josef SommerPeter Lassiter
Makenzie VegaAnnie Campbell
Harve PresnellBig Ed
Mary Beth HurtAdelle
Amber VallettaPaula
Francine YorkLorraine
Ruth WilliamsonBetty Peterson
Lisa LoCiceroExecutive
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