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The Sessions
The festival hit of the year!
Genres
DramaRomanceComedy
Overview
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.
Details
Budget
$1000000
Revenue
$9138338
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
2012-05-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
573
Vote Average
6.894
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
John Hawkes
Mark
Helen Hunt
Cheryl
William H. Macy
Father Brendan
Moon Bloodgood
Vera
Annika Marks
Amanda
Adam Arkin
Josh
Rhea Perlman
Mikvah Lady
W. Earl Brown
Rod
Robin Weigert
Susan
Blake Lindsley
Dr. Laura White
Ming Lo
Clerk
Rusty Schwimmer
Joan
Jennifer Kumiyama
Carmen
Tobias Forrest
Greg
Jarrod Bailey
Tony
James Martinez
Matt
Paul MacLean
Young Mark
Phoebe Lewin
Girl on Beach
Jonathan Hanrahan
Unicyclist
Jason Jack Edwards
Waiter
J. Teddy Garces
Man in Elevator
Daniel Quinn
E.R. Doctor
B.J. Clinkscales
Ambulance Driver
Gina-Raye Carter
Pill Nurse
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