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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Stop dreaming. Start living.

20137.21h 54m

Overview

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

Directed by Ben Stiller
Written by Steven Conrad, James Thurber
Produced by Ben Stiller, John Goldwyn, Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Box OfficeBudget: $90.0MRevenue: $188.1M

Top Cast

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Walter Mitty

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Cheryl Melhoff

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Sean O'Connell

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Edna Mitty

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Ted Hendricks

Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn

Odessa Mitty

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Todd Maher

Adrian Martinez

Adrian Martinez

Hernando

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Helicopter Pilot

Gunnar Helgason

Gunnar Helgason

Hotel Keeper

Themes & Keywords

himalaya mountain rangephotographericelanddaydreammagazinephotographsharkfired from the jobdreameronline datingdaydreamingfranticexcitedjoyful

About The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 2013 exploring themes of himalaya mountain range, photographer, iceland, daydream, magazine, photograph. Directed by Ben Stiller, it stars Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn. A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

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