Man About Town

Man About Town

5.2IMDb Score
Released:2006-06-08
Duration:96 min
Director:Mike Binder
Actors:Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Sam Ball, Mike Binder
Production:Media 8 Entertainment, Sunlight Productions, Greentrees Films, Elliott Motion Pictures

Overview:

A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swiped by a reporter out to bring him down.

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