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The most fun you can have without a passport. - My Life in Ruins
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Title: My Life in Ruins

Release Date: 5 Jun 2009

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Fox Searchlight Pictures, 26 Films

Production Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, 26 Films

Overview: A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (415 votes)

Cast

  • Georgia Ianakopolis: Nia Vardalos
  • Irv Gideon: Richard Dreyfuss
  • Poupi Kakas: Alexis Georgoulis
  • Nico: Alistair McGowan
  • Big Al Sawchuck: Harland Williams
  • Kim: Rachel Dratch
  • Dr. Elizabeth Tullen: Caroline Goodall
  • Mr. Stewart Tullen: Ian Ogilvy
  • Caitlin: Sophie Stuckey
  • Lala Cruz: María Botto
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