A New Life

A New Life

Men and women. Living proof that God has a sense of humor.

PG-13 1988 · 104 min · ★ 4.2 · Comedy, Romance

Steve Giardino, an abrasive workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife Jackie divorce after twenty-six years of marriage and find themselves thrust back into the dating world in middle age and in search of a new life.

Directed by Alan Alda · Written by Alan Alda

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