Happy Here and Now

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Happy Here and Now
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Directed by Michael Almereyda
Written byMichael Almereyda
Produced byCallum Greene
Anthony Katagas
Starring David Arquette
Liane Balaban
Gloria Reuben
Ally Sheedy
Karl Geary
CinematographyJonathan Herron
Edited byKristina Boden
Music by David Julyan
Release date
2002
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Happy Here and Now is a 2002 film directed by Michael Almereyda. [1] It has a 45% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 reviews. [2] It was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2004. [3]

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Plot

When an unhappy young woman disappears, her worried sister desperately searches the Internet for a clue to her missing sibling's whereabouts.

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