Reign Over Me (2007)


Don Cheadle             Alan Johnson
Saffron Burrows         Donna Remar
Adam Sandler            Charlie Fineman
Jada Pinkett Smith      Janeane Johnson
Liv Tyler               Angela Oakhurst
Rae Allen               Adell Modell
Robert Klein            Jonathan Timpleman
Melinda Dillon          Ginger Timpleman
Camille LaChe Smith     Cherie Johnson
Ted Raimi               Peter Savarino
Imani Hakim             Jocelyn Johnson
Paula Newsome           Melanie
Paul Butler             George Johnson

Directed by:            Mike Binder
Produced by:            Jack Giarraputo, Lynwood Spinks, Michael Rotenberg


Former college roomates Charlie Fineman and Alan Johnson meet up again by chance on a Manhattan 
street corner. Five years after losing his family on 9/11, Charlie--once a successful dentist--has 
retreated from his life, and Alan is stunned to see the changes in his formerly gregarious friend. 
At the same time, Alan--who should be enjoying his beautiful wife, children and career--is overwhelmed 
by his responsibilities. Their rekindled relationship becomes a lifeline for the two men, who are both 
in need of a trusted friend at this pivotal moment in their lives. 

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Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and 
their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing 
a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other hand, doesn't 
have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his 
job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turns out, Alan and Charlie were roommates in college, 
and a chance encounter one night rekindles the friendship they shared. But when Charlie's problems become too 
much to deal with, Alan is determined to help Charlie come out of his emotional abyss.