The Upside of Anger
Sometimes what tears us apart helps us put it back together.
After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters.As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player.As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.
- Director
- Mike Binder
- Signature
- Craft · Humour · Drama
- Worldwide
- $28M
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Cast
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15 billed performers
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After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.
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Box Office & Release
The Upside of Anger returned 2.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $12M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $28M
- Release date
- Mar 11, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
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