Comedy-drama based on the acclaimed novel about an English professor (Michael Douglas) who can't stop writing his new manuscript while he grapples over the holidays with his pregnant mistress (Frances McDormand), a gifted but troubled student (Tobey Maguire), a beautiful houseguest (Katie Holmes), a stolen car and his high-pressure, gay editor (Robert Downey Jr.). Rip Torn and Richard Thomas costar in this acclaimed, Oscar-winning film from the director of "L.A. Confidential."
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