Chaos Theory

Film - 2008 - Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller

The story

Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.

Directed by

Marcos Siega

Starring

Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend, Matreya Fedor, Sarah Chalke, Mike Erwin

Where to watch

netflix

Ratings

IMDb 6.5 out of 10

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Film · 2008 · Comedy · Drama · Mystery & Thriller

Chaos Theory

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Chaos Theory shares real DNA with Hugo; stars Emily Mortimer, who you rate.

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The story

Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.

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IMDb
6.5 / 10
35k votes
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Tomatometer
2.86 / 5
9k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
6.4 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Runtime1h 27m
RatedM
Release2008-04-11
Where to watch
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