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Lonesome Jim

Comedy. An aspiring writer suffering from depression (Casey Affleck) is forced to move back in with his parents. An affair with a nurse (Liv Tyler) provides a chance for happiness.

Life having failed to deliver, 27-year-old aspiring writer Jim is forced to move back in with his parents.

Apathetic and suffering from chronic depression, Jim starts an affair with pretty hospital nurse Anika - but his spirits are not lifted by having to cope with his brother's attempted suicide, his uncle's drug dealing and a dull job in his mother's ladder factory.

1 hour, 25 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 Jan 201101:15

Credits

RoleContributor
JimCasey Affleck
AnikaLiv Tyler
SallyMary Kay Place
DonSeymour Cassel
DirectorSteve Buscemi
ProducerGary Winick
Stacy aka 'Evil'Mark Boone Junior

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Feb 201000:50
  • Sun 7 Feb 201001:20
  • Sun 9 Jan 201100:45
  • Sun 9 Jan 201101:15