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David and Paige Walling (Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener) and Terry and Cathy Ostroff (Oliver Platt, Allison Janney) are best friends and neighbors living on Orange Drive in suburban New Jersey. Their comfortable existence goes awry when prodigal daughter Nina Ostroff (Leighton Meester), newly broken up with her fiancé Ethan (Sam Rosen), returns home for Thanksgiving after a five-year absence. Rather than developing an interest in the successful son of her neighbors, Toby Walling (Adam Brody), which would please both families, it's her parents' best friend David who captures Nina's attention.
When the connection between Nina and David becomes undeniable, everyone's lives are thrown into upheaval, particularly Vanessa Walling's (Alia Shawkat), Nina's childhood best friend. It's not long before the ramifications of the affair begin to work on all of the family members in unexpected and hilarious ways, leading everyone to reawaken to their lives, reassess what it means to be happy, and realize that sometimes what looks like a disaster turns out to be the thing we need.
Original Release
09/09/2011
US Release
09/10/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Alia Shawkat | Vanessa / Vanessa Walling |
Hugh Laurie | David / David Walling |
Oliver Platt | Terry / Terry Ostroff |
Allison Janney | Cathy / Carol Ostroff |
Catherine Keener | Paige / Paige Walling |
Marceline Hugot | Christmas Caroler |
Laura Flanagan | Christmas Caroler |
Curtis McClarin | Christmas Caroler |
Sarah Saltzberg | Christmas Caroler |
Sam Rosen | Ethan |
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Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alia Shawkat | Vanessa / Vanessa Walling |
Hugh Laurie | David / David Walling |
Oliver Platt | Terry / Terry Ostroff |
Allison Janney | Cathy / Carol Ostroff |
Catherine Keener | Paige / Paige Walling |
Marceline Hugot | Christmas Caroler |
Laura Flanagan | Christmas Caroler |
Curtis McClarin | Christmas Caroler |
Sarah Saltzberg | Christmas Caroler |
Sam Rosen | Ethan |
Leighton Meester | Nina / Nina Ostroff |
Adam Brody | Toby / Toby Walling |
Aya Cash | Maya |
Hoon Lee | Henry |
Heidi Kristoffer | Meredith Lovett |
Arthur Anderson | Innkeeper |
Damian Young | Gideon Allen |
Betsy Aidem | Anne Allen |
Paul Fears | Ultimate Frisbee Player |
Tim Guinee | Roger |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ian Helfer | Executive Producer |
Stefanie Azpiazu | Executive Producer |
Sam Hoffman | Executive Producer |
Jay Reiss | Executive Producer |
Daniel Revers | Executive Producer |
Anthony Bregman | Producer |
Geoff Linville | Producer |
Leslie Urdang | Producer |
Dean Vanech | Producer |