Laurel Canyon

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Laurel Canyon

"Somewhere between Hollywood and the rest of the world."

2003

1h 43m

6.0(229 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Frances McDormand

Jane

Christian Bale

Sam

Kate Beckinsale

Alex

Natascha McElhone

Sara

Alessandro Nivola

Ian

Lou Barlow

Fripp

Russell Pollard

Rowan

Imaad Wasif

Dean

Mickey Petralia

Mickey

Melissa De Sousa

Claudia

Creative team

Directed by: Lisa Cholodenko
Written by: Lisa Cholodenko
Produced by: Susan A. Stover
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte

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