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Title: Liberal Arts

Release Date: 14 Sep 2012

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama

Director: Tom Sawyer Entertainment, BCDF Pictures, Strategic Motion Ventures

Production Companies: Tom Sawyer Entertainment, BCDF Pictures, Strategic Motion Ventures

Overview: Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.

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Average Vote: 6.454 (538 votes)

Cast

  • Jesse Fisher: Josh Radnor
  • Zibby: Elizabeth Olsen
  • Professor Peter Hoberg: Richard Jenkins
  • Dean: John Magaro
  • Nat: Zac Efron
  • Professor Judith Fairfield: Allison Janney
  • Ana: Elizabeth Reaser
  • Susan: Kate Burton
  • David: Robert Desiderio
  • Leslie: Kristen Bush
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