# The Story of Us (1999)

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**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Drama, Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Rob Reiner
**Written by**: Jessie Nelson, Alan Zweibel
**Starring**: Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rob Reiner, Colleen Rennison, Jake Sandvig, Julie Hagerty

> *Can a marriage survive 15 years of marriage?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Over a decade and a half of smiling can only bend so much before it snaps. Two parents, one house, a pair of kids at camp—suddenly they have nothing left to maintain except each other’s silence. By the time the minivan returns, the question will already be answered.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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