The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Sometimes life leads you to the most mysterious places.

2008•1h 35m•4.1/10

AdventureComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.1/10(52)

Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.

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Production

Groundswell Productions, Sherazade Film Development, Visitor Pictures, QED International

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jon Foster

Jon Foster

Art Bechstein

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Cleveland Arning

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller

Jane Bellwether

Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

Phlox Lombardi

Omid Abtahi

Omid Abtahi

Mohammed

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Joe Bechstein

Keith Michael Gregory

Keith

Ali Reed

Female Book Barn Employee

James A. Harper

Teen Book Barn Employee

Don Wadsworth

Don Wadsworth

Class Instructor

Christian Hand

Punk Rock Bathroom Patron

Jarid Faubel

Jarid Faubel

Mohawk Man (as Jarid C. Faubel)

Tim Hartman

Tim Hartman

Restaurant Manager

Shannon Williams

Lurch

Max Havrilla

Little Boy In Book Barn

Jocelyn Wrzosek

Townie

Patrick Jordan

Patrick Jordan

Phlox’s New Boyfriend

Stephen Liska

Stephen Liska

Jimmy Breezy

Marc Macaulay

Marc Macaulay

Lenny Burns

Jack Baun

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