My Life in Ruins

"The most fun you can have without a passport."

Jun 5 2009 PG-13 1h 35m
Comedy, Romance

A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.

Official Trailer
Plot

Georgia is an American academic who's lost her teaching job in Athens. She's taken a job as a tour guide, but she hates it and it shows: the tourists, mostly American, are bored with history and facts; they want to shop. Every group has a goofy couple, a frat boy, a sullen teen, a feuding couple, divorcées looking for a mate, and a funny guy. This group is no exception, plus there's no air conditioning and a bearded silent driver. Thanks to an unlikely friendship, plus daisies, an ice-cream cone, the history of syrup, and the Oracle at Delphi, Georgia may have a shot at finding her kefi during this four-day tour.

Written by

Mike Reiss

Directed by

Donald Petrie

Cast

Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Rachel Dratch

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Greece

Production Companies

26 Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
MY LIFE IN RUINS - Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
21,142
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
34
Popularity
NA