The Trouble with Bliss

"Find your bliss. Then follow it."

Mar 23 2012 PG-13 1h 37m
Comedy, Drama

35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money, he needs a job but has no prospects, he still shares an apartment with his widowed father, and the premature death of his mother has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with Stephanie, the 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.

Plot

A comedy/drama about 35-year-old Morris Bliss, who is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; he still shares an apartment with his widowed father; and perhaps worst of all the premature death of his mother still lingers and has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with the sexually precocious, 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.

Written by

Michael Knowles, Douglas Light

Directed by

Michael Knowles

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Torn Sky Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
2,872
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
38
Popularity
NA