The Family Man

"What if you made different choices? What if you said yes, instead of no? What if you got a second chance?"

Dec 22 2000 PG-13 2h 5m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his high-power career and the woman he loves.

Plot

A modern-day Frank Capra story. Jack Campbell, a successful and talented businessman, is happily living his single life. He has everything, or so he thinks. One day he wakes up in a new life where he didn't leave his college girlfriend for a London trip. He's married to Kate, lives in Jersey and has two kids. He, of course, desperately wants his life back for which he has worked 13 years for. He's president of P. K. Lassiter Investment House and not a tire salesman at Big Ed's. He drives a Ferrari and not a mini-van that never starts. And most importantly he doesn't wake up in the morning with kids jumping on the bed. After a bad start, day by day he's more confident in his new life and starts to see what he's been missing. Turns out money's good to have but that's not everything.

Written by

David Diamond, David Weissman

Directed by

Brett Ratner

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 7 nominations total

Scores
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125,631
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
42
Popularity
NA