Film

Arthur Newman

Wallace Avery (Colin Firth) hates his job, his ex-wife and son hate him, and he blew his one shot at living his dream. Not wanting to face all this, he stages his own death and buys himself a new identity as Arthur Newman. However, Arthur's road-trip towards a new life is interrupted by the arrival of the beautiful but fragile Mike (Emily Blunt) who is also trying to leave her past behind. Drawn to one another, these two damaged souls truly begin to connect when they break into empty homes and take on the identities of the absent owners: elderly newlyweds, a high-roller and his Russian lady, amongst others. Through this process, Arthur and Mike discover that what they love most about each other are the identities they left at home, and that is when the real healing begins.