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The Good Guy

The Good Guy

20095.51h 30m

Overview

Ambitious young Manhattanite and urban conservationist Beth wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with. Of course that last one is often the trickiest of all. Beth falls hard for Tommy, a sexy, young Wall Street hot-shot. But just as everything seems to be falling into place, complications arise in the form of Tommy's sensitive and handsome co-worker Daniel. Beth soon learns that the game of love in the big city is a lot like Wall Street -- high risk, high reward and everybody has an angle.

Directed by Julio DePietro
Written by Julio DePietro
Produced by Rene Bastian, Julio DePietro, Linda Moran
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $101K

Top Cast

Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel

Beth Vest

Scott Porter

Scott Porter

Tommy Fielding

Bryan Greenberg

Bryan Greenberg

Daniel Seaver

Aaron Yoo

Aaron Yoo

Steve-O

Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky

Lisa

Colin Egglesfield

Colin Egglesfield

Baker

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy

Cash

Kate Nauta

Kate Nauta

Cynthia

Trini Alvarado

Trini Alvarado

Sylvia

Christine Evangelista

Christine Evangelista

Brooke

Themes & Keywords

romcomlovemanhattan, new york cityfinding love

About The Good Guy

The Good Guy is a comedy, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of romcom, love, manhattan, new york city, finding love. Directed by Julio DePietro, it stars Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, Bryan Greenberg. Ambitious young Manhattanite and urban conservationist Beth wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with. Of course that last one is often the trickiest of all. Beth falls hard for Tommy, a sexy, young Wall Street hot-shot. But just as everything seems to be falling into place, complications arise in the form of Tommy's sensitive and handsome co-worker Daniel. Beth soon learns that the game of love in the big city is a lot like Wall Street -- high risk, high reward and everybody has an angle.

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