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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

20226.41h 45m

Overview

This comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, has been stolen. He’s given up on people and even the books in his store offer another reminder that the world is changing too rapidly. But when a mysterious package arrives at the store, it gives Fikry the chance to make his life over and see things anew.

Directed by Hans Canosa
Written by Gabrielle Zevin
Produced by Claude Dal Farra, Brian Keady, Gabrielle Zevin
Box Office0Revenue: $121K

Top Cast

Kunal Nayyar

Kunal Nayyar

A.J. Fikry

Lucy Hale

Lucy Hale

Amy

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks

Ismay

David Arquette

David Arquette

Lambiase

Scott Foley

Scott Foley

Daniel

Lauren Stamile

Lauren Stamile

Leonora

Mia Sinclair Jenness

Mia Sinclair Jenness

Mollie Klock

Chase Ramsey

Chase Ramsey

Deputy Doug

Nate Richman

Nate Richman

Deputy Dave

Chandey Michaels

Chandey Michaels

Margaret Loman

Themes & Keywords

small townislandbookshopbased on novel or bookbrother-in-lawmarriagecoplovealcoholicwidowernew englandnovelistcape codsister-in-lawferrybooksabandoned childornerybookstore ownerbookstoredepressed manlove of books

About The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2022 exploring themes of small town, island, bookshop, based on novel or book, brother-in-law, marriage. Directed by Hans Canosa, it stars Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale, Christina Hendricks. This comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, has been stolen. He’s given up on people and even the books in his store offer another reminder that the world is changing too rapidly. But when a mysterious package arrives at the store, it gives Fikry the chance to make his life over and see things anew.

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