The Accidental Tourist

Here's a film about a man who really, really likes to travel. Macon Leary, a travel writer who hates travel, meets an eccentric dog trainer while separated from his wife. The question becomes whether his misery memoir will have a happy ending or not.

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Lawrence Kasdan directed The Accidental Tourist in 1988. See Lawrence Kasdan's full filmography, where to start with Lawrence Kasdan, or where to go after you've seen everything by Lawrence Kasdan.

The Accidental Tourist was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 121 minutes.