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Shortcut to Happiness (2003)

PG-13 · 2003-07-13 · 1h 46m · EN
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The devil is in the details.

In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.

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Alec BaldwinAlec BaldwinJabez StoneAnthony HopkinsAnthony HopkinsDaniel WebsterJennifer Love HewittJennifer Love HewittThe DevilKen MurtonKen MurtonDaniel's AgentDan AykroydDan AykroydJulius JensonGregg BelloGregg BelloRick FuscoFrank SiveroFrank SiveroLuigiKim CattrallKim CattrallConstance HurryJohn SavageJohn SavageJohnnyAl PalagoniaAl PalagoniaAnthonyJason PatricJason PatricRayKevin OlsonKevin OlsonTommy Anderson

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Genre affinityComedy · Fantasy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference3Actor preference715029 · 3 · 151028Country preferenceUsDecade preference2000

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What is Shortcut to Happiness about?

In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.

How long is Shortcut to Happiness?

Shortcut to Happiness has a runtime of 106 minutes.

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