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Not Another Happy Ending

Not Another Happy Ending

Sometimes love needs a re-write.

20135.81h 42m

Overview

When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel, the more he realizes he's in love with her.

Directed by John McKay
Written by David Solomons
Produced by Claire Mundell
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Top Cast

Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan

Jane Lockhart

Stanley Weber

Stanley Weber

Tom Duval

Iain De Caestecker

Iain De Caestecker

Roddy

Henry Ian Cusick

Henry Ian Cusick

Willie

Kate Dickie

Kate Dickie

Anne Lefevre

Amy Manson

Amy Manson

Darsie

Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor

Nicola Ball

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Benny Lockhart

Niall Greig Fulton

Niall Greig Fulton

Team Member 1

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Bill Barclay

Team Member 2

Themes & Keywords

writer's blockwriterpublisher

About Not Another Happy Ending

Not Another Happy Ending is a romance, comedy, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of writer's block, writer, publisher. Directed by John McKay, it stars Karen Gillan, Stanley Weber, Iain De Caestecker. When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel, the more he realizes he's in love with her.

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