Lucky Them
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| Directed by | Megan Griffiths |
| Produced by |
Adam Gibbs Amy Hobby Emily Wachtel Joanne Woodward Peer Pedersen |
| Written by |
Huck Botko Emily Wachtel |
| Starring |
Toni Collette Thomas Haden Church |
| Cinematography | Ben Kutchins |
| Edited by | Meg Reticker |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $48,995 |
Lucky Them is a 2013 American comedy-drama film directed by Megan Griffiths. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and in a June, 2014 screening at the Greenwich International Film Festival in producer Emily Wachtel's native Stamford, Connecticut.The film received positive reviews from outlets such as Variety,The Hollywood Reporter, ScreenDaily, and The Huffington Post. The film was released theatrically on May 30, 2014, by IFC Films. It was released on DVD on September 20, 2014 and available through Netflix.
Ellie Klug is a music critic in her 40s at a dying underground magazine, Stax. Her editor, Giles, (Oliver Platt) assigns Ellie to write a piece on Matthew Smith on the 10th anniversary of his disappearance which most people consider a suicide. Ellie, who was Matthew's childhood sweetheart and who remained with him until his disappearance, is unconvinced that he is dead and decides to track Matthew down. After receiving a tip online as to Matthew Smith's location, Giles gives Ellie a thousand dollars to pay the source. However Ellie is distracted by Lucas Stone, (Ryan Eggold) a struggling musician who is interested in Ellie, and accidentally leaves the money beside him when she leaves to catch her bus. When Ellie ignores his calls, Lucas misinterprets Ellie's actions and uses the money to cut a demo tape, believing that Ellie left him the money as a show of faith.
Ellie manages to come up with the money to bribe her source by going to Charlie (Thomas Haden Church), an awkward but wealthy socialite whom she had briefly dated in the past. Charlie agrees to help Ellie if she allows him to film her as part of a documentary on her search for Matthew Smith. Ellie agrees, but the source is a scammer and the documentary quickly falls apart after they run out of leads. Charlie admits he loaned her the money because he was interested in having a relationship with her.
Ellie begins dating Lucas, but grows insecure after he begins to experience some success. When he fails to show up for Charlie's wedding Ellie assumes he has left her and sleeps with another man only to have Lucas walk in to her room late in the night. He returns the money to her with a note explaining the miscommunication that led to him taking it.
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