The Door in the Floor Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Set in the beach community of East Hampton, New York, the film chronicles one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's books author Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges) and his beautiful wife Marion (Kim Basinger). Their once-great marriage has been strained by tragedy. The Coles lovingly parent their surviving child, bright 4-year-old Ruth (Elle Fanning), who takes everything in stride as perhaps only a child can. But Marion's equation of love with loss, coupled with Ted's infidelities, points towards a much-needed change in the relationship. That may come in the form of Eddie O'Hare (Jon Foster), the young man Ted hires to work as his summer assistant – and, Ted hopes, the catalyst to invigorate the Coles' bond of marriage. Eddie idolizes Ted, but Ted's erratic work habits soon leave Eddie to his own devices. Marion becomes an object of desire for Eddie, rekindling in her some surprising emotions as a mother and as a woman. To Eddie's surprise and delight, his yearning is potently reciprocated. As he becomes passionately entwined with the seemingly fragile yet increasingly bold Marion, Eddie comes to realize that, similarly, Ted's surface fecklessness hides something deeper within. As the summer draws to a close, Marion and Ted must make difficult decisions about the future of their family. Adapted from John Irving's best-selling novel "A Widow for One Year."

Drama Romance

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Door in the Floor.

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  Jeff Bridges

  True Grit, Tron: Legacy

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  Kim Basinger

  Charlie St. Cloud, Grudge Match

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  Mimi Rogers

  Abandoned, Penny Dreadful

• B
  Bijou Phillips

  Made for Each Other, Venom

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  Elle Fanning

  A Complete Unknown, The Nightingale

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  Stefanie Bari

• C
  Claire Beckman

• J
  Jon Foster

  The Informers, Tenderness

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  Donna Murphy

  Tangled, Spider-Man 2

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  John Rothman

  United 93

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  Rachel Style

• K
  Kristina Valada-Viars

Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Tod Williams last directed Cell and Paranormal Activity 2.

Director

Tod Williams

Screenwriters

John Irving
Tod Williams

Producers

Anne Carey
Michael Corrente
Ted Hope

Production Details

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Production Updates for The Door in the Floor

Dec 2004

Completed

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