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The Rebound

The Rebound

She's still got it. He's just getting it.

20096.51h 35m

Overview

Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But is their relationship real or is it, in fact, just a rebound for both of them?

Directed by Bart Freundlich
Written by Bart Freundlich
Produced by Bart Freundlich, Mark Gill, Robert Katz
Box Office0Revenue: $21.8M

Top Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Sandy

Justin Bartha

Justin Bartha

Aram Finklestein

Art Garfunkel

Art Garfunkel

Harry Finklestein

Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Roberta Finklestein

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Laura Reilly

Andrew Cherry

Andrew Cherry

Frank Jr. (Age 7)

Kate Jennings Grant

Kate Jennings Grant

Daphne

Rob Kerkovich

Rob Kerkovich

Mitch

John Schneider

John Schneider

Trevor

Sam Robards

Sam Robards

Frank

Themes & Keywords

infidelitynew york cityromcomcoffee shopdatingsingle mothergreen cardolder woman younger man relationshipmarital separationmale nannyreboundcheating husbandmarriage for green card

About The Rebound

The Rebound is a romance, comedy film released in 2009 exploring themes of infidelity, new york city, romcom, coffee shop, dating, single mother. Directed by Bart Freundlich, it stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, Art Garfunkel. Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But is their relationship real or is it, in fact, just a rebound for both of them?

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