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The Lucky One

The Lucky One

20127.21h 41m

Overview

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

Directed by Scott Hicks
Written by Nicholas Sparks, Will Fetters
Produced by Denise Di Novi, Kevin McCormick
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $99.4M

Top Cast

Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Logan Thibault

Taylor Schilling

Taylor Schilling

Beth Clayton

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Nana

Jay R. Ferguson

Jay R. Ferguson

Keith Clayton

Riley Thomas Stewart

Riley Thomas Stewart

Ben Clayton

Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest

Deputy Moore

Jillian Batherson

Jillian Batherson

Amanda

Courtney James Clark

Courtney James Clark

Logans`s Sister

Sharon Conley

Sharon Conley

Principal Miller

Russell Durham Comegys

Russell Durham Comegys

Roger Lyle

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookiraq war veteranphotokennelplaying chessbomb explosion

About The Lucky One

The Lucky One is a drama, romance film released in 2012 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, iraq war veteran, photo, kennel, playing chess. Directed by Scott Hicks, it stars Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner. A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

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