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Chaos Theory

Chaos Theory

This man will bring order to the universe...or not.

20076.31h 27m

Overview

Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.

Directed by Marcos Siega
Written by Daniel Taplitz
Produced by Frederic Golchan, Erica Westheimer
Box Office0Revenue: $240K

Top Cast

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Frank Allen

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Susan Allen

Stuart Townsend

Stuart Townsend

Buddy Endrow

Matreya Fedor

Matreya Fedor

Jesse Allen (7 years)

Sarah Chalke

Sarah Chalke

Paula Crowe

Mike Erwin

Mike Erwin

Ed

Constance Zimmer

Constance Zimmer

Peg the Teacher

Elisabeth Harnois

Elisabeth Harnois

Jesse Allen

Chris William Martin

Chris William Martin

Damon

Jovanna Huguet

Jovanna Huguet

Maid of Honor

Themes & Keywords

fightunderwearmedical testgroomlisttold in flashbackhole in boatlab resultsrunning awaysinking boatnew year's resolutiongun storemarital separationice rinkbetrayal by friend

About Chaos Theory

Chaos Theory is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of fight, underwear, medical test, groom, list, told in flashback. Directed by Marcos Siega, it stars Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend. Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.

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