• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

    Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller), an employee at Life magazine, spends day after monotonous day developing photos for the publication. To escape the tedium, Walter inhabits a world of exciting daydreams in which he is the undeniable hero. Walter fancies a fellow employee named Cheryl (Kristen Wiig) and would love to date her, but he feels unworthy. However, he gets a chance to have a real adventure when Life's new owners send him on a mission to obtain the perfect photo for the final print issue.

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
54
metacriticBased on 39 Critics
75
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Release Date: December 25th, 2013

DVD Release Date: April 15th, 2014

PG |1 hr 54 min

Plot Summary

Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller), an employee at Life magazine, spends day after monotonous day developing photos for the publication. To escape the tedium, Walter inhabits a world of exciting daydreams in which he is the undeniable hero. Walter fancies a fellow employee named Cheryl (Kristen Wiig) and would love to date her, but he feels unworthy. However, he gets a chance to have a real adventure when Life's new owners send him on a mission to obtain the perfect photo for the final print issue.

Cast: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Sean Penn, Patton Oswalt, Adrian Martinez

Director: Ben Stiller

Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Production Co: Red Hour Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Films

Distributors: 20th Century Fox

Keywords: Office , Sister , Mother , 2010s , Escape , Love , Love interest ,

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  • 60
    David RooneyThe Hollywood Reporter

    Audiences willing to tune in to its blend of surreal fantasy, droll comedy and poignancy will be rewarded. show more

  • 50
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    Impressive landscapes, plus Kristen Wiig's appealing Cheryl, the fellow worker who inflames Walter's passion, make the movie enjoyable enough. Yet its style is a constant bafflement. show more

  • 75
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    The momentum Stiller has built up - his character's globe-trotting derring-do, the care and consideration on display in his directing - carries the movie a long way. Falling short of fantastic, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is still a fantasy to enjoy. show more

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