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->'''Mrs. Crisp:''' What kind of doctor are you?
->'''Dr. Mumford:''' Ph.D. in psychology.
->'''Mrs. Crisp:''' Oh. [[NotThatKindOfDoctor Not a real doctor]].
->'''Dr. Mumford:''' [[SayingTooMuch That's right, the fake kind]].

''Mumford'' is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Creator/LawrenceKasdan.

Dr. Mumford (Creator/LorenDean) is a [[TheShrink psychologist]] who lives in the small town of Mumford. He has a thriving practice with a number of patients, including a woman addicted to shopping ([[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Mary McDonnell]]), a high school girl with an eating disorder (Creator/ZooeyDeschanel), a drug store owner with a perverse fantasy life (Creator/PruittTaylorVince), and a billionaire software developer who simply wants Mumford to be friends with him (Creator/JasonLee). One day, Dr. Mumford gets a visit from Sofie Crisp (Creator/HopeDavis), a woman who's suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He and Sofie soon develop feelings for one another, which of course, is against all professional ethics for psychologists. Except that Dr. Mumford isn't really a psychologist...

While the film received good reviews, it wasn't a big hit upon release, but has since gained somewhat of a cult following. Not to be confused with Music/MumfordAndSons, or The Amazing Mumford from ''Series/SesameStreet''.

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!!This film contains examples of the following:

* AsHimself: Creator/RobertStack appears as himself, hosting a segment of Series/UnsolvedMysteries dealing with Mumford's real identity.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Skip is a bit...eccentric, but he's also a brilliant scientist and a BenevolentBoss.
* ConvenientlyUnverifiableCoverStory: All of the people who "taught" or supervised Dr. Mumford are dead, which makes Dr. Sheeler suspicious.
* DeadpanSnarker: Dr. Mumford can be this at times, as can Sofie, but Lily and Nessa are especially this way.
* DimeNovel: Henry's fantasy life and dreams seem to come out of these.
* EpiphanyTherapy: Played straight with Althea and Henry, but averted with Sofie and Skip. Then again, considering Mumford isn't really a psychologist...
** Also, in Althea's case, she's the one who comes up with the epiphany. Generally speaking, Mumford's method, except for Sofie to an extent, is "Heal thyself" (though not in those words).
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Althea asks if Mumford has any skeletons in his closet, Mumford admits, "A few." Also, when her husband asks if Mumford knows anything about addiction, he replies, "A little."
* GoodTimesMontage: We see all of Mumford's patients (and friends like Lily) being happy while Bob Seger's "Till it Shines" plays.
* HereWeGoAgain: As Mumford is being driven to prison, the police officer starts talking about his problems with his wife, and it looks like even though Mumford's lost his license, he's still going to continue being a shrink of sorts.
* LastSecondWordSwap: Lily protests to Mumford [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend there's nothing between her and Skip]], saying, "I'm old enough to be his...older sister."
* MayDecemberRomance: A gender-flipped one develops between Lily and Skip.
* MistakenForGay: When Skip hears Mumford has fallen in love with one of his patients, he asks, "It's not me, is it?"
* NoNameGiven: We never find out Mumford's real name.
* PetTheDog: Even though Lionel is the one who convinces Dr. Sheeler to investigate Mumford, he's the one who's defending Mumford at his trial, and who assures Mumford he can get his sentence reduced.
* ShoutOut: Lily has a dog named Ainge, named after Danny Ainge, a former player for the Boston Celtics.
** When Dr. Mumford brings Henry a box filled with [[ItMakesSenseInContext dirty magazines]], Henry compares it to the ark, a reference to ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', written by Kasdan.
** ''Series/UnsolvedMysteries'' actually serves as a plot point.
* SmugSnake: Lionel and Jeremy.
* ThatCameOutWrong:
-->'''Sofie:'''' (''after finding out the truth about Dr. Mumford'') I should be irate with you.
-->'''Dr. Mumford:''' *Should* be?
-->'''Sofie:''' (''realizing'') I *am* irate!
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Mumford doesn't confess to Skip, and the viewer, that's he's not a real psychologist until about halfway through the movie, but that confession is a major part of the trailer.
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: When we find out Dr. Mumford's previous life.
* VerbalBackspace: After Mumford asks Henry why his wife left him:
-->'''Henry''': She couldn't satisfy me.\\
'''Mumford''': [[BigWordShout WHAT?!?]]\\
'''Henry''': I mean, I wasn't satisfied.