
The Proposal(2009)
When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.


“She lived many lives - except her own.”
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

Robin Wright
Pippa Lee

Alan Arkin
Herb Lee

Keanu Reeves
Chris Nadeau

Julianne Moore
Kat

Winona Ryder
Sandra Dulles

Mike Binder
Sam Shapiro

Cornel West
Don Sexton

Zoe Kazan
Grace Lee

Maria Bello
Suky Sarkissian

Shirley Knight
Dot Nadeau
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of sense of guilt, age difference, marriage, romcom, terminal illness, neighbor. Directed by Rebecca Miller, it stars Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves. After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.
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