A wonderful film for the entire family to watch. Released in December 2001 when the Great LOTR: Fellowship and HP1: Sorcerer dominated the box office. It is Jim Carrey in one of his most prolific dramatic roles ever. He plays a blacklisted screenwriter in McCarthy Era California, 1951. The film is a perfect film Directed by Frank Darabont, Director of Shawshank and The Green Mile. Also starring The Walking Deads Laurie Holden, The Late David Ogden Stires, The Late Hal Holbrook, The Late Martin Landau and The Late James Whitmore. A great film with a small town, Norman Rockwell feel to it. A perfect family film. Rated PG.