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Maggie's Plan

Maggie's Plan

20165.71h 39m

Overview

Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?

Directed by Rebecca Miller
Written by Rebecca Miller, Karen Rinaldi
Produced by Damon Cardasis, Rachael Horovitz, Rebecca Miller
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $3.4M

Top Cast

Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

Maggie Hardin

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

John Harding

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Georgette Nørgaard

Bill Hader

Bill Hader

Tony

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

Felicia

Travis Fimmel

Travis Fimmel

Guy Childers

Mina Sundwall

Mina Sundwall

Justine Harding

Jackson Frazer

Jackson Frazer

Paul Harding

I

Ida Rohatyn

Lily Harding

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Kliegler

Themes & Keywords

new york cityprofessorchinatownintellectualmarriagequebecanthropologybest frienduniversitylove affairbrooklyn, new york cityex-husband ex-wife relationshipolder man younger man relationshipwanting a babywoman directormarried lifeblended familybook writingadulterous affairacademic

About Maggie's Plan

Maggie's Plan is a drama, romance, comedy film released in 2016 exploring themes of new york city, professor, chinatown, intellectual, marriage, quebec. Directed by Rebecca Miller, it stars Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore. Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?

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