Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Sadie Goldstein, Ty Simpkins, Noah Emmerich, Jackie Earle Haley, Phyllis Somerville.
Summary:
Sarah Pierce is a new stay at home mom struggling with the solitude of her new role. One day, at a local playground, she interacts with a group of moms and the differences are clear. At the playground she meets Brad, a stay at home dad. Sarah is amazed to find these mom have never talked to Brad and one of the women bets Sarah five dollars that she won't get his phone number. Sarah gets his phone number and soon, Sarah and Brad start a passionate affair. At the same time, their quiet suburban community deals with Ronnie, a convicted pedophile who has just been released from prison. He returns to his mother's home and she helps him endure the constant taunts of an overzealous neighbor. These lives intersect in suprising and potentially dangerous ways.
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