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Not Another Happy Ending

Not Another Happy Ending

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Not Another Happy Ending

"Sometimes love needs a re-write."

2013

1h 42m

5.8(131 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Overview

When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel, the more he realizes he's in love with her.

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Synchronicity Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan

Jane Lockhart

Stanley Weber

Stanley Weber

Tom Duval

Iain De Caestecker

Iain De Caestecker

Roddy

Henry Ian Cusick

Henry Ian Cusick

Willie

Kate Dickie

Kate Dickie

Anne Lefevre

Amy Manson

Amy Manson

Darsie

Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor

Nicola Ball

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Benny Lockhart

Niall Greig Fulton

Niall Greig Fulton

Team Member 1

Bill Barclay

Team Member 2

Creative team

Directed by: John McKay
Written by: David Solomons
Produced by: Claire Mundell

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