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Release year: 2006

Storyline

Amanda lives in LA and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey and is a journalist. The two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both trying to forget their troubled love lives, until love finds them anyways.

Top credits

Directors

Nancy Meyers

Writers

Nancy Meyers

Cast

Kate Winslet — Iris
Cameron Diaz — Amanda
Jude Law — Graham
Jack Black — Miles

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Did you know

• On an episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), Dustin Hoffman said that his cameo in the film was unplanned and not scripted. He was driving by the Blockbuster Video shown in the film and saw all of the cameras and equipment so he decided to stop in and see what was happening. Because he knew writer and director Nancy Meyers, they worked up a scene which ultimately made the final cut.

• This film was written specifically with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Jack Black in mind.

• Miles's (Jack Black) studio setup, seen in the opening scene, with keyboard, monitors, sound modules, etc., was copied directly from the studio of Hans Zimmer, who composed the score for the film.