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Smart People

Sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn

Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.

20081h 35mRComedy, Drama, Romance

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About Smart People

Directors
Noam Murro
Cast
Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Elliot Page, Ashton Holmes, Christine Lahti
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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