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Last modified: May. 4, 2014

Brightest Star

Release Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 Limited

After the heartbreaking end of his first great love, a recent college graduate sets out on a quest to win back the girl of his dreams, only to discover his own journey is just beginning.

Director: Maggie Kiley

Starring: Jessica Szohr Clark Gregg Allison Janney Chris Lowell Rose McIver

N/A Comedy N/A

  • 4.6 / 5
37% 63%

After the heartbreaking end of his first great love, a recent college graduate sets out on a quest to win back the girl of his dreams, only to discover his own journey is just beginning.

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Fresh out of college, a young man (Chris Lowell) is left devastated when the girl of his dreams dumps him. Refusing to move on, he devises a plan to transform himself into the man she desires. After resigning himself to working for the head of a company in corporate mediocrity (Clark Gregg), he falls for a hipster songstress (Jessica Szohr) who likes him as he is. As his path continues to unfold unexpectedly, the counsel of a kindred spirit astronomer (Allison Janney) helps him understand how to truly carve out a place in the universe.
Cited as official plot version from gravitasventures.com
Comedy Drama Romance

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The film's director Maggie Kiley last directed Light Years. The film's writer Maggie Kiley last wrote Light Years.

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  • Based on Maggie Kiley's 2009 short "Some Boys Don't Leave," which starred Jesse Eisenberg and won Kiley awards at the Tribeca and Palm Springs film fests.

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Also known as
Light Years

Language
English

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Brightest Star was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, January 31, 2014. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including Labor Day, That Awkward Moment and Tim's Vermeer. As a limited release, Brightest Star was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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