The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

"Everyone has a bad day. Henry has one every day."

May 23 2014 R 1h 23m
Comedy, Drama

After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.

Plot

Some people have bad days. Henry Altmann (Williams) has one every day. Always unhappy and angry at the world including everyone in it, Henry sits impatiently at the doctor's office when he is finally seen by Dr. Sharon Gill (Kunis). Sharon, who is enduring her own bad day, reveals that Henry has a brain aneurysm. This news makes Henry even angrier, yelling at Sharon he demands to know how much time he has left. Faced with Henry's anger and insults, Sharon abruptly tells him he has only 90 minutes. Shocked and reeling by this news, Henry storms out of the office leaving Sharon stunned by what she has just done in a lapse of judgment. As Sharon goes on a city-wide search, Henry struggles with his diagnosis, determined to make amends with everyone he has hurt in his life.

Written by

Daniel Taplitz, Assi Dayan

Directed by

Phil Alden Robinson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Vedette Finance, Prominent Media Group, MICA Entertainment, Landscape Entertainment, Cargo Entertainment, AMIB Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
24,539
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
21
Popularity
NA