Film

Melinda and Melinda

2004 · 1h 40m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it.

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

52%

Metacritic

54

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Ellis Moonsong

Will Ferrell

Hobie

Jonny Lee Miller

Lee

Radha Mitchell

Melinda Robicheaux

Amanda Peet

Susan

Chloë Sevigny

Laurel

Wallace Shawn

Sy

David Aaron Baker

Steve

Arija Bareikis

Sally Oliver

Josh Brolin

Greg

Steve Carell

Walt

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Louise

Shalom Harlow

Joan

Geoffrey Nauffts

Bud

Zak Orth

Peter

Larry Pine

Max

• Woody AllenDirector · Writer
• Letty AronsonProducer
• Stephen TenenbaumExecutive Producer
• Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
• Alisa LepselterEditor
• Juliet TaylorCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

December 22, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$20,085,825

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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