
The Right Kind of Wrong(2013)
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.


“A comedy about tragedy.”
A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family home in the wake of his mother's death.

Demetri Martin
Dean

Gillian Jacobs
Nicky

Christine Woods
Michelle

Mary Steenburgen
Carol

Kevin Kline
Robert

Briga Heelan
Becca

Ginger Gonzaga
Jill

Reid Scott
Brett

Rory Scovel
Eric

Meryl Hathaway
Alissa
Dean is a romance, comedy film released in 2016. Directed by Demetri Martin, it stars Demetri Martin, Gillian Jacobs, Christine Woods. A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family home in the wake of his mother's death.
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