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New in Town

New in Town

She's an executive on the move. But her career is taking her a little farther than she expected.

20095.81h 37m

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

Top Cast

Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger

Lucy Hill

Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr.

Ted Mitchell

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Stu Kopenhafer

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Blanche Gunderson

M

Mike O'Brien

Lars Ulstead

Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy

Trudy Van Uuden

F

Ferron Guerreiro

Bobbie Mitchell

B

Barbara James Smith

Joan

J

James Durham

Rob Deitmar

Robert Small

Robert Small

Donald Arling

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.

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