“She's an executive on the move. But her career is taking her a little farther than she expected.”
Overview
Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, her cars, and climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment — in the middle of nowhere — to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straightforward assignment becomes a life-changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and, most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams.
Directed by Jonas Elmer
Written by Ken Rance, C. Jay Cox
Produced by Paul Brooks, Tracey Edmonds, Peter Safran
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $29.0M
Themes & Keywords
small townmiami, floridawinterminnesotaice hockeyworking classfish out of watergossipdownsizingsingle fatherfreezingmanufacturinglabor unionmiddle americarubeice fishingproductionsingle womanprofessional womanmanufacturing plantchristian faithwidower with daughterholidaysenemies to loversaccentsworking toward job promotionplant managerunion representative
About New in Town
New in Town is a comedy, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of small town, miami, florida, winter, minnesota, ice hockey, working class. Directed by Jonas Elmer, it stars Renée Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons. Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, her cars, and climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment — in the middle of nowhere — to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straightforward assignment becomes a life-changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and, most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams.