Chaos Theory
This man will bring order to the universe...or not.
2008 | 87m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Marcos Siega |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Daniel Taplitz |
| Staring: |
| Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 11, 2008 |
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| Director: | Marcos Siega |
| Writer: | Daniel Taplitz |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | fight, underwear, medical test, groom, list, told in flashback, hole in boat, lab results, running away, sinking boat, new year's resolution, gun store, marital separation, ice rink, betrayal by friend |
| Production Companies | Castle Rock Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Land Films Inc., W.I.P., Lone Star Film Group |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $240,476
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ryan Reynolds | Frank Allen |
| Emily Mortimer | Susan Allen |
| Stuart Townsend | Buddy Endrow |
| Matreya Fedor | Jesse Allen (7 years) |
| Sarah Chalke | Paula Crowe |
| Mike Erwin | Ed |
| Constance Zimmer | Peg the Teacher |
| Elisabeth Harnois | Jesse Allen |
| Chris William Martin | Damon |
| Jovanna Huguet | Maid of Honor |
| Christopher Jacot | Best Man |
| Alessandro Juliani | Ken |
| Lisa Calder | Sherri |
| Ty Olsson | Evil Ferryman |
| Jocelyne Loewen | Pregnant Nancy |
| Patricia Idlette | Nurse |
| Denalda Williams | Head Nurse |
| David Berner | Frank's Doctor |
| Christine Chatelain | Tracy |
| Linnea Sharples | Teacher #1 |
| Simon Chin | Target of Frank's Attack |
| Sarah Edmondson | Tequila Girl |
| Christina Twidale | Girl #1 at Bar |
| Cassandra Brianne Hearle | Girl #2 at Bar |
| Kevin Foley | Flower Delivery Boy |
| Donavon Stinson | Nevin |
| Daryl Shuttleworth | Officer Fields |
| Laurie Murdoch | Judge at Wedding |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Daniel Taplitz | Screenplay |
| Jamey Pryde | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sherry Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Nicholas Erasmus | Editor |
| Chadwick Struck | Casting |
| Julia Neville | Production Manager |
| Peter Lando | Set Decoration |
| Gilad Benamram | Original Music Composer |
| Monty Bannister | Location Manager |
| Tish Monaghan | Costume Design |
| Rick Montgomery | Casting |
| Ramsey Nickell | Director of Photography |
| Bliss McDonald | Production Coordinator |
| Margot Ready | Art Direction |
| Sandy Cochrane | Production Design |
| Marcos Siega | Director |
| Claudia Morgado Escanilla | Script Supervisor |
| Clint Carleton | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frederic Golchan | Producer |
| Erica Westheimer | Producer |
| Fred Westheimer | Executive Producer |
| Barbara Kelly | Co-Producer |
| Kearie Peak | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. There is nothing like watching a good actor pretending to lose their mind, and Ryan Reynolds is a great actor, as far as I'm concerned. While I actually like both sides of his personality dilemma, the story is actually written in a way that you ... can feel bad for him, and he becomes humanized through it. I don't think the wife character is a bad person, but she's written in a way that makes the situation understandable. The whole movie has a thick atmosphere to it, it draws you in, and I forget I'm watching a movie for quite a bit of it. It might seem a bit contrived, but the story is masterful in a very unique, chaotic way.