Perfect Strangers
2004 · 120 min · ★ 6.0 · TV Movie, Comedy
When a man and a woman swap jobs and cities temporarily, they face many problems large and small, but their phone calls develop into romance.
Directed by Robin Sheppard · Written by Simon Booker
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Rob Lowe Lloyd Rockwell -
Anna Friel Susie Wilding -
Khandi Alexander Christie Kaplan -
Sarah Alexander Alix Mason -
Jennifer Baxter Betsy -
Stefano DiMatteo Massimo (as Stefano Colacitti) -
Robert Verlaque Tiffany Manager - A Alison MacLeod Betsy's Mom
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Colin Fox Sir Nigel -
Jane Luk Dee Dee -
Gabriel Hogan Harvey Truelove -
Doug Allen London Cabby
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