Alex & Emma

"Is it love... or are they just imagining things?"

Jun 20 2003 PG-13 1h 36m
Comedy, Romance

Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.

Plot

A romantic comedy: Alex is an author whose writer's block and gambling debts have landed him in a jam. In order get loan sharks off his back, he must finish his novel in 30 days or wind up dead. To help him complete his manuscript he hires stenographer Emma. As Alex begins to dictate his tale of a romantic love triangle to the charming yet somewhat opinionated stenographer, Emma challenges his ideas at every turn. Her unsolicited yet intriguing input begins to inadvertently influence Alex and his story and soon real life begins to imitate art.

Written by

Jeremy Leven

Directed by

Rob Reiner

Cast

Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, David Paymer

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Escape Artists, Franchise Pictures, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Reiner / Greisman Productions

Languages

Français, English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
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# of Votes
14,423
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
32
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