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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

A.J. Fikry's wife has died, his bookstore is in trouble, and now his prized rare edition of Poe poems has been stolen. However, when a mysterious package appears, its arrival gives him the chance to start his life over and see thi...

Director

Hans Canosa

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$121,000

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Ismay Evans

Christina Hendricks

Amelia

Daniel

Lambiase

A.J. Fikry

Leonora

Mollie Klock

Mia Sinclair Jenness

Deputy Dave

Waiter

Alexander Pobutsky

Deputy Doug

Maya (5 Years Old)

Jordyn McIntosh

Nicole Evans

Jenny

Leon Friedman

Margaret Loman

Chandra Michaels

Harvard Professor

Maya (14 Years Old)

Leon Friedman

Rosie

Miranda Roldán

Restaurant patron

Dr. Rosen

Mr. Balboni

Maya (3 Years Old)

Marian Wallace

Ticket Seller

Tiffany Petranto

Maya (Age 2)

Charlotte Thanh Theresin

Puffy Coat Man

Jeffrey Vincent Thompson

John Furness

Harrison Sturgeon

Auctioneer

Morgue Attendant

Brett Joseph DePetrillo

Jacob Gardner

Jeremiah Wenutu

Nurse

Keaton Morris-Stan

Virginia Kim

Pedestrian

Grace Aiello Antczak

Rookie Cop

Domenic Arduino

Book Store Patron

Alice Island Resident

Waitress

Adoption party guest

Bar Patron, Waiter

Waitress

Bookstore Study Group

Doctor

Pedestrian

Paul D. Messina

Hospital Attendant

Sheena Maxine Pruiett

Police Officer

Zachariah Supka

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Hi. One ticket for Alice Island, please? - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Hi. One ticket for Alice Island, please?

I love the smell of books, don't you? - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I love the smell of books, don't you?

[grunts, gasps] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[grunts, gasps]

Hi. I'm... I'm Amelia Loman. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Hi. I'm... I'm Amelia Loman.

[AJ groans] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

This one
is my absolute favorite. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

This one is my absolute favorite.

It is a memoir - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

So, Leon Friedman got married
for the first time - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

So, Leon Friedman got married for the first time

I know the descriptions sounds
pretty maudlin, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I know the descriptions sounds pretty maudlin,

I know that this might seem
like a small book, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I know that this might seem like a small book,

Okay. But maybe for some
of your readers? - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Okay. But maybe for some of your readers?

AJ:
Not. For. Me. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

AJ: Not. For. Me.

Okay, I'll just tell you
about something else. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Okay, I'll just tell you about something else.

[chuckles] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

So, before I try to sell you
on anything else, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

So, before I try to sell you on anything else,

I'd love to get a sense of your taste - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I'd love to get a sense of your taste

I am repulsed
by ghostwritten novels - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I am repulsed by ghostwritten novels

[AJ sighs] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[grunts, sighs] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[grunts, sighs]

Cheers you, you piece of crap. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Cheers you, you piece of crap.

[pedestrians gasps, murmurs] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[pedestrians gasps, murmurs]

[pants, indistinct chatter] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[pants, indistinct chatter]

[pants] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

It's a... a book.
It's a very valuable book. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

It's a... a book. It's a very valuable book.

Okay. To clarify, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Okay. To clarify,

No, it's my book
from my personal collection. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

No, it's my book from my personal collection.

It's an extremely
rare collection of poems - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

It's an extremely rare collection of poems

It's got great financial value. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

It's got great financial value.

I was planning
to auction it off - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I was planning to auction it off

Like I was planning
to close the shop - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Like I was planning to close the shop

If you don't mind me asking, why
did you - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

If you don't mind me asking, why did you

I kept it in
a combination-locked glass case. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I kept it in a combination-locked glass case.

So, did somebody break the case
or... or-- - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

So, did somebody break the case or... or--

I wanted to get wasted
last night. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I wanted to get wasted last night.

[groans] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

My wife's sister Ismay,
she teaches at the high school. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

My wife's sister Ismay, she teaches at the high school.

Anyway, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

So, I put the case
in the shop - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

So, I put the case in the shop

[gasps] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

What you experienced today
was a panic attack. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

What you experienced today was a panic attack.

[clears throat] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[clears throat]

I'm not what you'd call
an alcoholic - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I'm not what you'd call an alcoholic

I subsist on a diet
of frozen entrees. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I subsist on a diet of frozen entrees.

I used to be a mediocre
long-distance runner, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I used to be a mediocre long-distance runner,

I live alone - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

And since my wife died,
I hate my work. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

And since my wife died, I hate my work.

[indistinct chatter] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[indistinct chatter]

[Daniel chuckles] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[Daniel chuckles]

Well, that is
the popular opinion, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Well, that is the popular opinion,

[chuckles] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Dan, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[chuckles] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

It'd be one thing
if it was a first edition - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

It'd be one thing if it was a first edition

You know I absolutely loathe
collectible books. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

You know I absolutely loathe collectible books.

And people getting all moony
over particular paper carcasses. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

And people getting all moony over particular paper carcasses...

We're looking for a copy
of Tamerlane. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

We're looking for a copy of Tamerlane.

RARE BOOKS SPECIALIST:
You and every other rare book
collector in the world. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

RARE BOOKS SPECIALIST: You and every other rare book collect...

[indistinct chatter over
police radio] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[indistinct chatter over police radio]

No, but you are one
of his only friends. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

No, but you are one of his only friends.

I'm just trying to get a sense
of - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I'm just trying to get a sense of

He's depressed
and he basically drinks himself - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

He's depressed and he basically drinks himself

I'm a novelist, and so it my
business to consider - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I'm a novelist, and so it my business to consider

For instance, in my New York
Times Best selling novel, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

For instance, in my New York Times Best selling novel,

I was talking to your husband
about AJ Fikry about his book. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I was talking to your husband about AJ Fikry about his book.

-No?
-ISMAY: He's been quite careless - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

-No? -ISMAY: He's been quite careless

Um, what do you think happened
to the book? - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Um, what do you think happened to the book?

AJ blacks out when he drinks,
and he's very self destructive. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

AJ blacks out when he drinks, and he's very self destru...

I don't know
maybe he was sleep walking and - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I don't know maybe he was sleep walking and

Book's gone. Sorry. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Book's gone. Sorry.

I'll walk you out. [grunts] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I'll walk you out. [grunts]

[AJ sighs] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

You should really
lower your prices, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

You should really lower your prices,

Lower my prices. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Lower my prices.

And at the next Island Books
shareholders' meeting, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

And at the next Island Books shareholders' meeting,

Between you and me, for a time
in the early aughties, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Between you and me, for a time in the early aughties,

Which I thought was a mistake, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Which I thought was a mistake,

These days, I'm glad to report
that Island Books is definitely - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

These days, I'm glad to report that Island Books is def...

[pants] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[Maya giggling in distance] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[Maya giggling in distance]

[Maya chuckles] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[Maya chuckles]

[Maya chuckles] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[Maya chuckles]

LAMBIASE:
To the Owner of the Bookstore,
this is Maya. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

LAMBIASE: To the Owner of the Bookstore, this is Maya.

She's very smart,
exceptionally verbal - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

She's very smart, exceptionally verbal

I want her to grow up
in a place with books - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I want her to grow up in a place with books

I love her very much, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I love her very much,

Father cannot be in her life, - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Father cannot be in her life,

I am desperate.
Yours, Maya's mother. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

I am desperate. Yours, Maya's mother.

Here's the thing.
It's 09:00 p.m. on a Friday. - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Here's the thing. It's 09:00 p.m. on a Friday.

Could place a call to DCF, but - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Could place a call to DCF, but

[sighs] - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

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A.J. Fikry's wife has died, his bookstore is in trouble, and now his prized rare edition of Poe poems has been stolen. However, when a mysterious package appears, its arrival gives him the chance to start his life over and see thi...

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Director: Hans Canosa

Writer: Gabrielle Zevin

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $121,000

Released: 07 Oct 2022

Awards: N/A

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