Seize the Day

Seize the Day

1986 · 93 min · EN · 5.2 (20 votes)
Dir. Fielder Cook · Starring Robin Williams, Jerry Stiller, Joseph Wiseman, Glenne Headly, John Fiedler, Richard B. Shull · Music Elizabeth Swados
Drama

Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.

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A poignant, anxious dive into a man's struggle to reclaim his life and self-worth amidst career and family pressures. It feels like a deeply personal, grounded journey of self-discovery and reconciliation.

anxiousmelancholicdeterminedheartfeltsteadycharacter-driven dramaliterary adaptation70s/80s realismidentityfamilyambitionredemption
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