What if you made different choices? What if you said yes, instead of no? What if you got a second chance?|Dec. 12, 2000|USA|125 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Comedy;Drama;Fantasy;Romance
Description: **The Family Man (2000) Movie Overview**
**Storyline:**
Jack and Kate, a couple since their college days, find themselves at JFK Airport as Jack prepares to leave for a year-long internship with Barclays in London. Kate worries that the separation might harm their relationship and pleads with him to stay. However, Jack reassures her, confident that their love is strong enough to endure, and boards his flight.
Thirteen years later, Jack is a bachelor living a fast-paced life as a Wall Street executive in New York City. Focused on a high-stakes multi-billion-dollar merger, he schedules an urgent meeting on Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve, while at his office, he receives a message to contact Kate but dismisses it, seemingly indifferent despite remembering her.
On his way home, Jack stops at a convenience store where a young man named Cash claims to have a winning lottery ticket worth $238. The store clerk accuses him of forgery, prompting Cash to pull out a gun in frustration. To defuse the situation, Jack offers to buy the ticket, and Cash eventually agrees. Outside, Jack tries to counsel Cash, who responds by asking if Jack feels anything is missing from his life. When Jack insists he has everything he needs, Cash cryptically hints that Jack has brought his current predicament upon himself and walks away.
Confused, Jack returns to his penthouse and falls asleep. On Christmas morning, he wakes up in a New Jersey suburban home with Kate and their two children. Shocked, he rushes to his New York condo and office, only to find that the doormen don’t recognize him and deny him entry. In the street, he encounters Cash driving his Ferrari. Though Cash offers an explanation, he remains vague, referencing “The Organization” and stating that Jack has been given “a glimpse” to help him understand the situation on his own.
**Summary:**
“The Family Man” explores themes of love, choices, and alternate realities as Jack grapples with a sudden shift in his life that forces him to reconsider his priorities and what truly matters.
Cast director: Brett Ratner
Cast actor: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek, Josef Sommer, Makenzie Vega, Jake Milkovich, Ryan Milkovich, Lisa Thornhill
Original name: The Family Man