A Quiet Little Marriage
A Quiet Little Marriage

A Quiet Little Marriage

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2008
1h 30m
5.1(7 votes)
Drama

Overview

A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw feature debut is laced with sly humor, exquisitely rendered characters, and a pitch-perfect emotional honesty.

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Cast & Crew

42 members
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Cy Carter

Dax

Cy Carter
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Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Olive

Mary Elizabeth Ellis
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Jimmi Simpson

Jackson

Jimmi Simpson
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Michael O'Neill

Bruce

Michael O'Neill
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Charlie Day

Adam

Charlie Day
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Melanie Lynskey

Monique

Melanie Lynskey
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Lucy DeVito

Sylvia

Lucy DeVito
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Rita Taggart

Nurse Green

Rita Taggart
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Ian McConnel

Henry

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Charlotte Chanler

Alice

Charlotte Chanler
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Ashley Curtis

Sammy

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Leslie Rishkofsk

Lady in Store

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Dillon James McIntire

Fight Kid #1

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Bradley Bolek

Fight Kid #2

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Wendell Anderson

Pharmacist

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Writing

Tamara Maloney

Pharmacy Shopper

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Victor Rivera

Boy Outside Store

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Estephania LeBaron

Doctor

Estephania LeBaron
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Grace Lee

ER Doctor

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Jenny Phagan

ER Nurse

Jenny Phagan
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Raquel Rosser

Nurse

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Emily Ebright

Retirement Home Nurse

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Elizabeth Naughton

Mary

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Desmond Schofield

Baby

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Art

Travis Page

Park Background

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Gabriel Escobar

Park Background

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Joel Escobar

Park Background

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McKenna Barron

School Background

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Mason Parks

School Background

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Milish Kearns

School Background

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Cassidee Kampfe

School Background

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Jailey Morgan Reeves

School Background

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Nikolas Alexander

School Background

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Mailynn Nguyen

School Background

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Shamari Berkley

School Background

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Megan H. Lee

School Background

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Shania Bre Young

School Background

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Jack Graham

School Background

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Corrisha Williams

School Background

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Nailah Jamerson

School Background

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Danny Orellana

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Ashley LeCron

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