Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Cast: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing, Harold Perrineau, Forest Whitaker, Giancarlo Esposito, José Zúñiga, Stephen Gevedon, Jared Harris, Ashley Judd, Victor Argo, Michelle Hurst
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 8/10