
Finding Normal
Slow down to see normal
Directed by Brian Herzlinger
Produced by Pure Flix Entertainment, Believe Entertainment
A feel-good redemption comedy about a self-absorbed surgeon forced to slow down in a small town and discover human connection and meaning.
Dr. Lisa Leland is a brilliant surgeon with absolutely no bedside manner. She is leaving her practice at UCLA Hospital to move to the Hamptons where she will join her boyfriend as a concierge doctor, treating the rich and famous. As she drives cross-country to her new life she hits a tractor in Normal, North Carolina and her BMW is wrecked. Dr. Leland is found guilty of speeding and ordered to do community service as a doctor in Normal, population 332. In a town with no wi-fi, no lattes and no credit cards, Lisa Leland begins to find herself and discovers what a meaningful life is all about.
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Is Finding Normal scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Finding Normal violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does Finding Normal end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.
Is Finding Normal easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.
Is Finding Normal sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































