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Chaos Theory (2008)
Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.
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Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance
Written By:Daniel Taplitz
In Theaters:4/11/2008
Box Office:$240,476
Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Castle Rock Entertainment, Lone Star Film Group, Land Films Inc.
Cast
Marcos Siega
Director
Ryan Reynolds
Frank Allen
Emily Mortimer
Susan Allen
Stuart Townsend
Buddy Endrow
Matreya Fedor
Jesse Allen (7 years)
Sarah Chalke
Paula Crowe
Mike Erwin
Ed
Constance Zimmer
Peg the Teacher
Elisabeth Harnois
Jesse Allen
Chris William Martin
Damon
Jovanna Huguet
Maid of Honor
Christopher Jacot
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