Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda

Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it.

2004•1h 40m•6.2/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(488)

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

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Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Gravier Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Ellis Moonsong

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Hobie

Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller

Lee

Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell

Melinda Robicheaux

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Susan

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Laurel

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Sy

David Aaron Baker

David Aaron Baker

Steve

Arija Bareikis

Arija Bareikis

Sally Oliver

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Greg

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Walt

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Louise

Shalom Harlow

Shalom Harlow

Joan

Geoffrey Nauffts

Geoffrey Nauffts

Bud

Zak Orth

Zak Orth

Peter

Larry Pine

Larry Pine

Max

Vinessa Shaw

Vinessa Shaw

Stacey

Brooke Smith

Brooke Smith

Cassie

Daniel Sunjata

Daniel Sunjata

Billy

Matt Servitto

Matt Servitto

Jack Oliver

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