The Family Man's earnest attempt to remind audiences that it's a wonderful life too often steers into schmaltz, although Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni's romantic rapport adds a dash of sincere sweetness.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Brett Ratner -
Producer -
Marc Abraham , Tony Ludwig , Alan Riche , Howard Rosenman -
Screenwriter -
David Diamond -
Distributor -
MCA/Universal Pictures [us] , Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Riche-Ludwig Productions , Saturn Films , Beacon Communications , Beacon Pictures , Howard Rosenman Productions -
Rating -
PG-13 (Strong Language|Sensuality) -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 22, 2000, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 10, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$75.8M -
Runtime -
2h 5m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , DTS , SDDS , Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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