Ed Stone's bittersweet drama Griffin & Phoenix concerns Griffin (
Dermot Mulroney), a divorcee suffering from cancerous lesions in his chest that give him a life expectancy of less than two years. He falls in love with academic advisor Phoenix (
Amanda Peet), and the pair decide to 'live life to the fullest' by fulfilling all of Griffin's childhood fantasies, from painting water towers to sneaking into movies to hopping freight trains. But a secret of Phoenix's threatens to damper the joy of their time together.
Sarah Paulson,
Blair Brown,
Alison Elliott and
Lois Smith co-star; John Hill authored the script. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide