

Maggie's Plan
2016-04-27 · 99 min · ★ 5.7
Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?
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Production details
- Directors
- Rebecca Miller
- Production companies
- Round Films, Rachael Horovitz Productions, Freedom Media, Locomotive, Hyperion Media Group, Franklin Street
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 3,400,000
Top Cast
Greta GerwigMaggie Hardin
Ethan HawkeJohn Harding
Julianne MooreGeorgette Nørgaard
Bill HaderTony
Maya RudolphFelicia
Travis FimmelGuy Childers
Mina SundwallJustine Harding
Jackson FrazerPaul Harding
Wallace ShawnKliegler
Alex MorfAl Bentwaithe
Sue Jean KimKomiko
Brendan TitleyShakespearean Actor
Stephen LinShakespearean Actor's Lover
Kathleen HannaQuébécois Female Singer
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