In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
Troy
Matthew McConaughey
Walker
John Turturro
Beatrice
Clea DuVall
Patricia
Amy Irving
Gene
Alan Arkin
Owen
David Connolly
Bureau Chief
Joseph Siravo
Co-Worker
A.D. Miles
Assistant Attorney
Sig Libowitz
Legal Assistant
James Yaegashi
Defense Attorney
Dion Graham
Defendant
Fernando López
Judge
Brian Smiar
Bartender
Paul Austin
Cab Driver
Allie Woods Jr.
Helen
Barbara Sukowa
Aspiring Medical Student
Rob Mac
Intelligent Student
Avery Glymph
Young Woman in Class
Elizabeth Reaser
Student Teacher
Deirdre Lovejoy
Neighbor
Barbara Andres
Doctor
William Severs
Mover
Joel Marsh Garland
Dorrie
Tia Texada
Bea's Mother
Peggy Gormley
Architect
Malcolm Gets
Neighborhood Boy
Miles Thompson
Pastor
Robertson Carricart
Choir Member
Joe Chappel
Choir Member
Phyllis Curran
Choir Member
Richard Erickson
Choir Member
Julia Erickson
Choir Member
Kent K.B. Hanson
Choir Member
William Lutz
Choir Member
Jos Milton
Choir Member
Beth Shane
Choir Member
Tobin Schmuck
Choir Member
Dorothy Scholz
Choir Member
Emma-Jane Stokely
Choir Member
Yoshisuke Yamada
Dick Lacey
Frankie Faison
Wade Bowman
William Wise
Mickey Wheeler
Shawn Elliott
Ronnie
Alex Burns
Lew Kincannon
James Murtaugh
Del Strickland
Richard Council
Donald
Walt MacPherson
Pete
Leo V. Finnie III
Glenn
Daryl Edwards
Young Finance Manager
Charlie Schroeder
Sales Manager
Robert Colston
Gene's Secretary
Gammy Singer
Del's Receptionist
Melissa Maxwell
Ronnie's Roommate
Eliza Pryor Nagel
Freeloader
Jeff Robins
Coffee Shop Counterman
Victor Truro
Public Defender
Paul Klementowicz
Judge
Phyllis Bash
Court Clerk
Peter McCabe
Teenager on Subway
Christian Pabon
Young Man in Courthouse (uncredited)
Cameron Stevens