

Love Is Strange
2014-08-22 · 98 min · ★ 6.3
After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartment and live apart, relying on friends and family to make ends meet.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ira Sachs
- Production companies
- Parts & Labor, Faliro House Productions, Film 50, Mutressa Movies, RT Features
- Countries
- United States of America, Greece, Brazil
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 2,262,223
Top Cast
John LithgowBen
Alfred MolinaGeorge
Marisa TomeiKate
Darren E. BurrowsElliot
Charlie TahanJoey
Cheyenne JacksonTed
Manny PerezRoberto
Christina KirkMindy
Christian CoulsonIan
John CullumFather Raymond
Harriet Sansom HarrisHoney
Daphne GainesLinda
Sebastian La CauseMarco
Olya ZuevaEugenia
Eric TabachVlad
Tatyana ZbirovskayaZlata
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