People Like Us
People Like Us (known during production as Welcome to People) is a 2012 American drama film directed by Alex Kurtzman in his directorial debut. The film was written by Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jody Lambert, and stars Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D'Addario, with Michelle Pfeiffer and Zac Efron. A. R. Rahman composed the soundtrack. The film was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through Touchstone Pictures on June 29, 2012.
Plot
Sam Harper, a struggling corporate trader in New York City, may have violated federal law and faces a possible Federal Trade Commission investigation, so his boss urges him to bribe federal officials. Returning home, Sam's girlfriend Hannah informs him that his estranged father, Jerry, has died. They fly to Los Angeles, where he has a tense reunion with his mother Lillian.
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| author | Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles New York City |
| director | Alex Kurtzman |
| editor | Robert Leighton |
| events | dysfunctional family |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | abandon act alcoholic alcoholics anonymous estranged father father figure federal trade commission force heart condition help law program meet pick up record store recovering alcoholic reject shave shoplift struggle ucla school of law violate waiting room |
| musicBy | A. R. Rahman |
| producer | Alex Kurtzman Bobby Cohen Clayton Townsend Roberto Orci |
| productionCompany | DreamWorks Pictures |
| publisher | Touchstone Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| theme | atonement |