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Along Came Polly

Along Came Polly

For the most cautious man on Earth, life is about to get interesting.

20046.01h 30m

Overview

Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.

Directed by John Hamburg
Written by John Hamburg
Produced by Danny DeVito, Stacey Sher, Michael Shamberg
Box OfficeBudget: $42.0MRevenue: $178.3M

Top Cast

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Reuben Feffer

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Polly Prince

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Sandy Lyle

Debra Messing

Debra Messing

Lisa Kramer

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Stan Indursky

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Claude

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Leland Van Lew

Jsu Garcia

Jsu Garcia

Javier

Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Vivian Feffer

Bob Dishy

Bob Dishy

Irving Feffer

Themes & Keywords

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About Along Came Polly

Along Came Polly is a comedy, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of beach, chance, honeymoon, bride, romcom, risk. Directed by John Hamburg, it stars Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.

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