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Sep 24, 1999 · Mumford: Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. With Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Alfre Woodard. In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
- (9.5K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Lawrence Kasdan
- 1999-09-24
Sep 24, 1999 · Roger Ebert September 24, 1999. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. In a little town right down the imaginary road from "Pleasantville" and Seahaven (where Truman lives), a psychologist sets up shop. His name is Mumford. The town's name is Mumford. Mumford is also the name of a great writer on towns and cities, but any connections ...
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Mumford. (film) Mumford is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. It is set in a small town where a new psychologist ( Loren Dean) gives offbeat advice to the neurotic residents. Both the psychologist and the town are named Mumford, a coincidence that eventually figures in the plot.
The movie's enigmatic hero (Loren Dean), who renamed himself Mumford after the town to which he has moved to start a new life as a therapist, is almost as astonished as his clients are by how quickly he is able to change their lives for the better. But as he admits halfway into the movie, he is a charlatan with no therapeutic training.
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Alfre Woodard, Mary McDonnell, Martin Short, Ted Danson. Nudity and sexual content, including depictions of erotic fantasies and flashbacks of adultery; some rough language and profanity; flashbacks of drug addiction and other depictions of drug usage.
MUMFORD is a delicious little film from 1999 written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Grand Canyon, The Accidental Tourist, Silverado, etc) who as usual poses some interesting questions as to our contemporary take on concepts. It is a quiet, beautifully acted ensemble film that wears well indeed.
