- Release Date: 1999
- Runtime: 97 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Vince Vaughn, Monica Potter, Joey Lauren Adams, Bobby Moat ... see all
- Director: John N. Smith
- Plot: A single father balances his work as an attorney with the care of his five year old son and his work as a high school basketball coach in rural Kansas,... Read more
User Reviews
One of my favorite movies ever
Feb 27, 2009
Hootie - yahoo.com
Feb 27, 2009Hootie - yahoo.com
If you have a child, watch it -- you won't be disappointed. It's fantastic in every respect. Can't say enough about it to justify how it made me feel.... Full review
One of my favorite movies ever
Feb 27, 2009
btriplett44 - yahoo.com
Feb 27, 2009btriplett44 - yahoo.com
If you have a child, watch it -- you won't be disappointed. It's fantastic in every respect. Can't say enough about it to justify how it made me feel.... Full review
great father-son film
Nov 15, 2007
monica - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2007monica - yahoo.com
Vince Vaugn and his son in the film bring this warm, heartfelt story to life. Their acting is great and have chemistry. Anyone who loves VINCE VAUGHN will enjoy this film.... Full review
great father-son film
Nov 15, 2007
moveey - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2007moveey - yahoo.com
Vince Vaugn and his son in the film bring this warm, heartfelt story to life. Their acting is great and have chemistry. Anyone who loves VINCE VAUGHN will enjoy this film.... Full review
One of those movies you can't turn off.
Nov 15, 2007
Batman4ever - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2007Batman4ever - yahoo.com
If you come upon this movie after watching it once you will have to watch it again. Why Vaughn went into comedy since he has such a great stature as dramatic actor amazes me. This story will stay with you. That's... Full review
One of those movies you can't turn off.
Nov 15, 2007
ggarytthompson - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2007ggarytthompson - yahoo.com
If you come upon this movie after watching it once you will have to watch it again. Why Vaughn went into comedy since he has such a great stature as dramatic actor amazes me. This story will stay with you. That's... Full review
Feel good movie..
Sep 21, 2007
Susan - yahoo.com
Sep 21, 2007Susan - yahoo.com
Vince V. pulled off a pretty good job in the drama genre which shocked me cause he is pretty well known for his comedic sense. This movie was cutsy. It follows a single parent who was left by their other half... Full review
Vince Vaughn Kept Me Watching
Sep 21, 2007
kkkeen - yahoo.com
Sep 21, 2007kkkeen - yahoo.com
This was a feel good movie from beginning to end. Vince Vaughn is so real, as were the other key actors in this film. This would be a movie I would watch again and tell all my friends to do the... Full review
Vince Vaughn Kept Me Watching
Sep 21, 2007
kristy - yahoo.com
Sep 21, 2007kristy - yahoo.com
This was a feel good movie from beginning to end. Vince Vaughn is so real, as were the other key actors in this film. This would be a movie I would watch again and tell all my friends to do the... Full review
Very nice.
Sep 21, 2007
wvutrombone - yahoo.com
Sep 21, 2007wvutrombone - yahoo.com
There are many films that deal with single mothers that are struggling to deal with the husbands that left them. This is the first I have seen that deals with the opposite. Vince Vaughn's character along with his son are the... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
The result is an engaging, bittersweet feel-good movie whose images will remain in the mind long after it's over.
It is a beautiful movie to look at, without being self conscious, and its leisurely
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eFilmCritic.com
A Cool Dry Place turned out to be entertaining.
Regardless, the film isn't going to win any Academy Awards anytime in the near future, or ever, but it has a few funny moments but it's main useage is to pull on a couple heartstrings.
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Vince Vaughn stars in this drama about a single father trying to balance career ambitions against personal responsibilities. In A Cool Dry Place, Vaughn plays Russell, a lawyer in a small town in Kansas who has been raising his five-year-old... ... Full Article

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