An anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters and falls for the girls’ mother (Amanda Peet), an actress in a rocky marriage. A smart, New York-set romantic comedy co-starring Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Andrea Martin, Zosia Mamet, and Holland Taylor. Winner of the SXSW Narrative Feature Audience Award.
“Matthew Shear assembles a dream cast of actors who know how to deliver this kind of New York Jewish-centric character-driven comedy that Woody Allen trademarked and others like Baumbach have also travelled in so successfully.” — Deadline
“It isn’t hyperbole to say that Amanda Peet gives the performance of a lifetime in Fantasy Life… Her luminous return in Matthew Shear’s lightly comic drama about two people at a crossroads reminds that her fearlessness has been sorely missed.” — Variety
“Noah Baumbach acolyte Matthew Shear’s first directorial outing is a winner on numerous fronts: sharp, witty, wise, funny, sexy, and relatable, this late-bloomer coming-of-age tale is well worth seeking out.” — IndieWire
