Arthur Newman Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

If you don't have a live, get someone else's.

Last modified: Jun. 5, 2013

Arthur Newman

Release Date: Friday, April 26, 2013 Limited

An offbeat love story set in a perfect storm of identity crisis, Arthur Newman looks at how two people try to remake themselves and come around to owning up to some basic truths about the identities they left at home.

Director: Dante Ariola

Starring: Colin Firth • Emily Blunt • Anne Heche • Nicole LaLiberte • Kristin Lehman

R Comedy 1 hr, 41 m

2.5 / 5.0

69% WILL SEE 31% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Wallace Avery (Colin Firth) is tired of his existence. Divorced, disconnected from his young son, dissatisfied with his love life, depressed and in the doldrums of middle age, he decides to make a radical change by walking away from his old life. He buys a new identity and hits the road as Arthur Newman to begin life anew, bound for Terre Haute, Indiana, where he dreams of reinventing himself as a golf pro at a tiny country club.

But his road trip is derailed by the entrance of Michaela “Mike” Fitzgerald (Emily Blunt), whom Arthur discovers passed out poolside at a seedy roadside motel. Mike sees through Arthur’s identity scam, and soon enough Arthur sees through hers — she’s a kleptomaniac fleeing from domestic turmoil of her own. Soon romance blossoms on the road to Indiana as the unexpected couple infiltrates the lives of random strangers as a way of better grasping the essence of their own waylaid lives. Painful secrets unfold; new lives take shape. But is it possible to truly start all over again?

Comedy Drama

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Who stars in Arthur Newman – Cast List

Colin Firth
... Wallace Avery

Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg 2026 Project
Emily Blunt
... Mike

Disclosure Day, The Devil Wears Prada 2
Anne Heche
... Mina Crawley

The Last Word, Supercell
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Nicole LaLiberte
Girls Against Boys
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Kristin Lehman
Lie Exposed

Who is making Arthur Newman – Crew List

A look at Arthur Newman behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Dante Ariola last helmed Untitled Colin Firth/Emily Blunt/Dante Ariola Project. The film's writer Becky Johnston last penned Untitled Colin Firth/Emily Blunt/Dante Ariola Project and Salt 2.

Director: Dante Ariola
Screenwriter: Becky Johnston

Studios: Cinedigm Entertainment Group
Production Company: Cross Creek Pictures

Production – What we know about the Arthur Newman

Key Facts

The film is planned for a theatrical release in mid-2013, followed by on-demand, premium digital, DVD, and TV releases.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2012

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for sexual content, language and brief drug use
Runtime: 1 hr, 41 m
Tagline: If you don't have a live, get someone else's.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Arthur Newman Release Date: When was the film released?

Arthur Newman was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, April 26 , 2013. There were 10 10 other movies released on the same date, including The Big Wedding, Pain and Gain and The Numbers Station. As a limited release, Arthur Newman was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.