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Wakefield

Bryan Cranston gives the performance of a lifetime as Howard Wakefield, a lawyer on the edge of madness who has decided to disassociate himself from his own life.

Director

Robin Swicord

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Box Office

$262,599

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Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Howard Wakefield

Diana Wakefield

Jennifer Garner

Taylor

Giselle

Ellery Sprayberry

Ellen

Male Police Officer

Babs

Beverly D'Angelo

Ben Jacobs

Ian Anthony Dale

Homeless Man

Emily

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Herbert

Dr. Sondervan

Dirk Morrison

Gleaner Woman

Gleaner

Cameron Simmons

Young Taylor

Carinna Rossignoli

Cop

Birdwatcher

Pedestrian

Rob

Commuter

Bartender

Scott St. Blaze

Bar Patron

Angela Taylor-Jones

Homeless Man

Metro Worker

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Howard Wakefield Diana Wakefield Howard Wakefield

- Hi, sir.
- Just this. - Wakefield

- Hi, sir. - Just this.

Furthermore this indemnification clause... - Wakefield

Furthermore this indemnification clause...

Can I be blamed for feeling that things
were a little strange that night? - Wakefield

Can I be blamed for feeling that things were a little strang...

You don't expect a power outage
in the spring. - Wakefield

You don't expect a power outage in the spring.

When you're tired and it's a long day
and you're trying to get home... - Wakefield

When you're tired and it's a long day and you'...

In the suburbs we live in nature - Wakefield

In the suburbs we live in nature

And you do see deer, rabbits, crows. - Wakefield

And you do see deer, rabbits, crows.

Go on, get out of here. Go on! - Wakefield

Go on, get out of here. Go on!

I had quarreled with my wife. - Wakefield

I had quarreled with my wife.

- But anyway...
- Or I played at it... - Wakefield

- But anyway... - Or I played at it...

Well, Diana, anyone within 10 feet
could see what was going on. - Wakefield

Well, Diana, anyone within 10 feet could see what was going ...

Well, who was watching?
It was a conversation. - Wakefield

Well, who was watching? It was a conversation.

Meanwhile, you'll chat up any woman who
even looks at you and I'm the one who... - Wakefield

Meanwhile, you'll chat up any woman who even looks at y...

...come onto a guy in a Polo shirt. - Wakefield

...come onto a guy in a Polo shirt.

I was replying to something he said.
Something stupid if you must know... - Wakefield

I was replying to something he said. Something stupid if you...

God! I am so sick of this...
this constant surveillance. - Wakefield

God! I am so sick of this... this constant surveillance.

You... no, you have muzzled me to the point
where I can't carry on a conversation... - Wakefield

You... no, you have muzzled me to the point where I can'...

- You were relating to him.
- What do you not see? - Wakefield

- You were relating to him. - What do you not see?

Do you think I'd be even remotely inclined
to start something up with anyone... - Wakefield

Do you think I'd be even remotely inclined to start som...

That's what I think about.
Just get through the day. - Wakefield

That's what I think about. Just get through the day.

Why go in there now? - Wakefield

Why go in there now?

You know, frankly I was totally bewildered
by this situation I had created for myself. - Wakefield

You know, frankly I was totally bewildered by this situation...

You know, another woman might have saved
my supper plate in the refrigerator. - Wakefield

You know, another woman might have saved my supper plate in ...

The immediate solution? - Wakefield

The immediate solution?

- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- They forgot their lunches. - Wakefield

- Hey, hey, hey, hey. - They forgot their lunches.

The first call would be to my office. - Wakefield

The first call would be to my office.

Well, no, he didn't say anything. - Wakefield

Well, no, he didn't say anything.

Oh, yes, of course, I will. - Wakefield

Oh, yes, of course, I will.

After a few calls to her friends... - Wakefield

After a few calls to her friends...

No wonder you want him back. He's a stud. - Wakefield

No wonder you want him back. He's a stud.

Our town police are well-paid and polite... - Wakefield

Our town police are well-paid and polite...

I guarantee he's at the strip club
right now hangin' around. - Wakefield

I guarantee he's at the strip club right now hangin...

Here come the water works. - Wakefield

Here come the water works.

But then God help us. - Wakefield

But then God help us.

No, no, no, no. Don't cry, don't cry. - Wakefield

No, no, no, no. Don't cry, don't cry.

And if you need to cry,
you just lay your head right here. - Wakefield

And if you need to cry, you just lay your head right here.

But, darling, now is the time
that you need to protect yourself. - Wakefield

But, darling, now is the time that you need to protect yours...

Oh, no, no, no. Mommy... - Wakefield

Oh, no, no, no. Mommy...

Look, look, look. You see? - Wakefield

Look, look, look. You see?

If Howard was going to leave me... - Wakefield

If Howard was going to leave me...

Oh, God, I wish I had
a high-powered rifle right now. - Wakefield

Oh, God, I wish I had a high-powered rifle right now.

At this juncture,
it seems fair to point out... - Wakefield

At this juncture, it seems fair to point out...

Standing there in the clear light of day... - Wakefield

Standing there in the clear light of day...

I ask you what is so sacrosanct about a marriage and a family - Wakefield

I ask you what is so sacrosanct about a marriage and a...

Who hasn't had the impulse to just
put their life on hold for a moment? - Wakefield

Who hasn't had the impulse to just put their life on ho...

It's all a little too convenient,
don't you think? Oh, yes, I agree. - Wakefield

It's all a little too convenient, don't you think?...

Ben Jacobson, attorney at law
just stoppin' by for a little deli. - Wakefield

Ben Jacobson, attorney at law just stoppin' by for a li...

I say, without shame... - Wakefield

I say, without shame...

Go on, go on, go on. She's hurting. - Wakefield

Go on, go on, go on. She's hurting.

He took out his phone. What an ass. - Wakefield

He took out his phone. What an ass.

A husband doesn't just vanish,
Mrs. Wakefield. - Wakefield

A husband doesn't just vanish, Mrs. Wakefield.

Howard Wakefield is on this earth. - Wakefield

Howard Wakefield is on this earth.

And only you, madam, know which it is. - Wakefield

And only you, madam, know which it is.

Are you accusing me of making a game of this? - Wakefield

Are you accusing me of making a game of this?

Come on, honey, come back, come back.
Come back, come back, come back. - Wakefield

Come on, honey, come back, come back. Come back, come back, ...

About my wife's deliberate nudity. - Wakefield

About my wife's deliberate nudity.

Clearly. Strutting around
this house on full display. - Wakefield

Clearly. Strutting around this house on full display.

Would it kill you to put some
clothes on in front of our girls? - Wakefield

Would it kill you to put some clothes on in front of our gir...

- Hey, look at me, I'm going to work naked!
- Right, right, right. - Wakefield

- Hey, look at me, I'm going to work naked! - Right, ri...

- Would you get away from there?
- There's no one there, Howard. - Wakefield

- Would you get away from there? - There's no one there...

Seeing my wife in the nude - Wakefield

Seeing my wife in the nude

Seeing my wife in the nude... - Wakefield

Seeing my wife in the nude...

I've only a slender amount of cash with me. - Wakefield

I've only a slender amount of cash with me.

I could pre-date a bank check
and cash it somewhere, yes. - Wakefield

I could pre-date a bank check and cash it somewhere, yes.

It's not difficult to run away. - Wakefield

It's not difficult to run away.

But you'd still be the same person. - Wakefield

But you'd still be the same person.

You see... - Wakefield

I no longer seem to require those things that only days ago were so indispensable - Wakefield

I no longer seem to require those things that only days ago...

I'll take nothing more from her. - Wakefield

I'll take nothing more from her.

Oh, please. You've imagined
doing this yourself. I know you have. - Wakefield

Oh, please. You've imagined doing this yourself. I know...

But what about the twins you ask? - Wakefield

But what about the twins you ask?

Did I ever miss the conveniences of home? - Wakefield

Did I ever miss the conveniences of home?

No TV... - Wakefield

My spirited defense of Dr. Sondervan
and his young charges... - Wakefield

My spirited defense of Dr. Sondervan and his young charges.....

In every marriage,
there's a division of labor. - Wakefield

In every marriage, there's a division of labor.

Oh, my God. Ben Jacobs. - Wakefield

Oh, my God. Ben Jacobs.

Oh, he's gonna need some whitener
for his coffee, Diana. - Wakefield

Oh, he's gonna need some whitener for his coffee, Diana...

Excuse me, you don't have any
soy milk, do you? - Wakefield

Excuse me, you don't have any soy milk, do you?

Of course, she's got soy milk.
She's got everything. - Wakefield

Of course, she's got soy milk. She's got everythin...

...tell her about your
tragic lactose intolerance. - Wakefield

...tell her about your tragic lactose intolerance.

All the bloating and flatulence. - Wakefield

All the bloating and flatulence.

I'm impressed - Wakefield

With my attorney Bernie - Wakefield

With my attorney Bernie

Come on, honey. Show him the door. Show it. - Wakefield

Come on, honey. Show him the door. Show it.

Oh, Ben, you're such a douche. - Wakefield

Oh, Ben, you're such a douche.

Absentee or no, it's a victory, I guess... - Wakefield

Absentee or no, it's a victory, I guess...

...and usin' only one finger,
get the dime into the bottle. - Wakefield

...and usin' only one finger, get the dime into the bot...

We met in the city through
an alumni mix and hit it off. - Wakefield

We met in the city through an alumni mix and hit it off.

I guess he'd say we were friends. - Wakefield

I guess he'd say we were friends.

There was nothing Dirk
couldn't turn into a competition. - Wakefield

There was nothing Dirk couldn't turn into a competition...

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Bryan Cranston gives the performance of a lifetime as Howard Wakefield, a lawyer on the edge of madness who has decided to disassociate himself from his own life.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robin Swicord

Writer: E.L. Doctorow, Robin Swicord, Nathaniel Hawthorne

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2016

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: $262,599

Released: 19 May 2017

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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