Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)
Director
Mark Duplass; Jay Duplass
Main cast
Jason Segel; Ed Helms; Susan Sarandon; Judy Greer; Rae Dawn Chong
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Description
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Mark Duplass; Jay Duplass
Main cast
Jason Segel; Ed Helms; Susan Sarandon; Judy Greer; Rae Dawn Chong
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Description
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
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