''Every Day'' is a 2010

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written and directed by Richard Levine and starring

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, and

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Synopsis

Ned (Schrieber) is a man under pressure. As a scriptwriter, his boss (Izzard) is pushing him to add extra shocks into his latest project. As a husband, he is coping with his stressed out wife (Hunt) and her sick, alcoholic father (Dennehy). As a father, he is worried about his gay son (Miller) coming out, and watching his youngest (Fortgang) spiral into perfectionism-induced anxiety. When he is assigned a provocative free spirit (Gugino) as a writing partner, he is forced to examine whether the life he has is really the life he wants.

Cast

as Ned Freed *

as Jeannie Freed *

as Robin *

as Jonah Freed * Skyler Fortgang as Ethan Freed *

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as Brian *

as Garrett *

as Ernie Freed

Reception

''Every Day'' was an official selection for the 2010

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, where it was met with lukewarm reviews. Adam Keleman of

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called the film "a quaint but inane portrait of a modern-day

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family". Stephen Holden of the New York Times said the film is very well written and acted.

Box office

''Every Day'' was released in theaters on January 11, 2011. At its widest release, the film was only shown in four theaters, and grossed $46,209, far below its $3 million production budget.

Critical response

''Every Day'' received mixed reviews from critics.

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gives the film a score of 34% based on reviews from 32 critics. At

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the film received a score of 48 based on reviews from 12 critics.

Home media

''Every Day'' was released on DVD on March 8, 2011.

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