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* GodWasMyCopilot: It's implied that Cash is some sort of GuardianAngel, though he never says so outright. He throws Jack into an AlternateUniverse so he can get a glimpse of the life he might have had if he had made different choices. It seems like he was initially going to offer a similar glimpse to the AsianStoreOwner, but he blew his shot before Jack intervened.
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* GodWasMyCopilot: It's implied that Cash is some sort of GuardianAngel, though he never says so outright. He throws Jack into an AlternateUniverse so he can get a glimpse of the life he might have had if he had made different choices. It seems like he was initially going to offer a similar glimpse to the AsianStoreOwner, AsianStoreOwner he was arguing with, but he blew his shot before Jack intervened.
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* GodWasMyCopilot: It's implied that Cash is some sort of GuardianAngel, though he never says so outright. He throws Jack into an AlternateUniverse so he can get a glimpse of the life he might have had if he had made different choices. It seems like he was initially going to offer a similar glimpse to the AsianStoreOwner, but he blew his shot before Jack intervened.
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* MarriedToTheJob: In Jack's original life, he didn't really have anything outside of his job as a high-level Wall Street executive. He even spends Christmas night alone because he [[LonelyAtTheTop doesn't have anywhere to go]]. His boss plays this straight too, though he proudly claims that it's because [[CardCarryingJerkass he's simply a heartless bastard]].
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** In Jack's original life, he didn't really have anything outside of his job as a high-level Wall Street executive. He even spends Christmas night alone because he [[LonelyAtTheTop doesn't have anywhere togo]]. go]].
** His boss plays this straighttoo, too (in both realities), though he proudly claims that it's because [[CardCarryingJerkass he's simply a heartless bastard]].
** In Jack's original life, he didn't really have anything outside of his job as a high-level Wall Street executive. He even spends Christmas night alone because he [[LonelyAtTheTop doesn't have anywhere to
** His boss plays this straight
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* MarriedToTheJob: In Jack's original life, he didn't really have anything outside of his job as a high-level Wall Street executive. He even spends Christmas night alone because he [[LonelyAtTheTop doesn't have anywhere to go]]. His boss plays this straight too, though he proudly claims that it's because he's simply a heartless bastard.
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* MarriedToTheJob: In Jack's original life, he didn't really have anything outside of his job as a high-level Wall Street executive. He even spends Christmas night alone because he [[LonelyAtTheTop doesn't have anywhere to go]]. His boss plays this straight too, though he proudly claims that it's because [[CardCarryingJerkass he's simply a heartless bastard.bastard]].
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* ForWantOfANail: The entire meaning of Jack's alternate life, or ''glimpse''. What if he stayed with his girlfriend Kate in the United States rather than travel to London to jumpstart his career in finance?
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* WhatIf: The entire meaning of Jack's alternate life, or ''glimpse''. What if he stayed with his girlfriend Kate in the United States rather than travel to London to jumpstart his career in finance?
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* WhiteMansBurden: Jack, in his status as a powerful man from Wall Street, offers to buy Cash's invalid lottery ticket, and even tries to offer him into assistance programs. This is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by Cash:
-->'''Cash:''' Are you actually trying to save me? This is bananas! [''yells around''] This man thinks I need to be saved, yo!
-->'''Cash:''' Are you actually trying to save me? This is bananas! [''yells around''] This man thinks I need to be saved, yo!
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* ChristmasMiracle: Jack encounters Cash on Christmas Eve, and his glimpse begins with him waking up on Christmas morning in an alternate life where he is Kate's husband and Annie and Josh's father.
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Similar to ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', both in its story and thematic elements and its holiday setting, the film received mixed critical reviews but was a box-office success.
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Similar to ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', both in its story and thematic elements and its holiday setting, the film received mixed critical reviews but was a box-office success.
success. In 2023, a South Korean remake called ''Switch'' was released with the same premise, except the protagonist is a successful actor rather than a stockbroker.
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Cage plays Jack Campbell, a wealthy, high-powered Wall Street broker who, after getting--and dismissing--a phone message from his old college girlfriend Kate (Leoni) on Christmas Eve, ponders [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what might have been]]. He then has a fateful encounter with a young stranger named Cash (Cheadle), who asks Jack if there's anything missing in his life and--being answered in the negative--magically sends him to an AlternateUniverse in which he and Kate got married, had kids and settled down into a lower-middle-class existence in (horrors!) [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey]]. By the end, Jack learns that living a [[HappilyEverAfter quiet but happy family life]] may be preferable to achieving [[LonelyAtTheTop success and wealth at work]].
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Cage plays Jack Campbell, a wealthy, high-powered Wall Street broker who, after getting--and dismissing--a phone message from his old college girlfriend Kate (Leoni) on Christmas Eve, ponders [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what might have been]]. He then has a fateful encounter with a young stranger named Cash (Cheadle), who asks Jack if there's anything missing in his life and--being answered in the negative--magically sends him to an AlternateUniverse in which he and Kate got married, had kids kids, and settled down into a lower-middle-class existence in (horrors!) [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey]]. By the end, Jack learns that living a [[HappilyEverAfter quiet but happy family life]] may be preferable to achieving [[LonelyAtTheTop success and wealth at work]].
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''The Family Man'' is a 2000 fantasy comedy-drama film, directed by Creator/BrettRatner and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/TeaLeoni, and Creator/DonCheadle.
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''The Family Man'' is a 2000 fantasy comedy-drama film, film directed by Creator/BrettRatner and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/TeaLeoni, and Creator/DonCheadle.
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Cage plays Jack Campbell, a wealthy, high-powered Wall Street broker who, after getting--and dismissing--a phone message from his old college girlfriend Kate (Leoni) on Christmas Eve, ponders [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what might have been]]. He then has a fateful encounter with a young stranger named Cash (Cheadle), who asks Jack if there's anything missing in his life and--being answered in the negative--magically sends him to an AlternateUniverse in which he and Kate got married, had kids and settled down into a lower-middle-class existence in (horrors!) New Jersey. By the end, Jack learns that living a [[HappilyEverAfter quiet but happy family life]] may be preferable to achieving [[LonelyAtTheTop success and wealth at work]].
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Cage plays Jack Campbell, a wealthy, high-powered Wall Street broker who, after getting--and dismissing--a phone message from his old college girlfriend Kate (Leoni) on Christmas Eve, ponders [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what might have been]]. He then has a fateful encounter with a young stranger named Cash (Cheadle), who asks Jack if there's anything missing in his life and--being answered in the negative--magically sends him to an AlternateUniverse in which he and Kate got married, had kids and settled down into a lower-middle-class existence in (horrors!) [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey.Jersey]]. By the end, Jack learns that living a [[HappilyEverAfter quiet but happy family life]] may be preferable to achieving [[LonelyAtTheTop success and wealth at work]].
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''The Family Man'' is a 2000 film directed by Creator/BrettRatner and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/TeaLeoni and Creator/DonCheadle in which Cage plays Jack Campbell, a wealthy Wall Street executive who hears from his old college girlfriend and wonders [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what might have been]]. He has a fateful meeting with a man who magically sends him to an AlternateUniverse where he married his college girlfriend.
The film is similar to ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' because it starts on Christmas Eve. Moreover, by the end, Jack learns that living a quiet [[HappilyEverAfter happy family life]] is preferable to achieving [[LonelyAtTheTop success and wealth at work]].
''The Family Man'' is a 2000 film directed by Creator/BrettRatner and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/TeaLeoni and Creator/DonCheadle in which Cage plays Jack Campbell, a wealthy Wall Street executive who hears from his old college girlfriend and wonders [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what might have been]]. He has a fateful meeting with a man who magically sends him to an AlternateUniverse where he married his college girlfriend.
The film is similar to ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' because it starts on Christmas Eve. Moreover, by the end, Jack learns that living a quiet [[HappilyEverAfter happy family life]] is preferable to achieving [[LonelyAtTheTop success and wealth at work]].
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->''"Don't screw up the best thing in your life just because you're a little unsure about who you are."''
''The Family Man'' is a 2000
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* OverTheTopChristmasDecorations: At Evelyn's house.
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* PlayfulPursuit: Jack realizes Kate is eating the slice of cake he saved for himself; she responds by running with it, and Jack's irritation quickly turns into a goofy, flirty chase trying to take the cake back until he pulls her down on the stairs. It's the first time he starts bonding to his new modest life.
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* SassySecretary: Adelle, Jack's snarky assistant.
* TheScrooge: Jack Campbell, before he got better.
* TheScrooge: Jack Campbell, before he got better.
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** Jack, during performances of "La donna è mobile" (complete with AirGuitar) and "La La La Means I Love You."
** Kate, while singing "Beast of Burden."
** Kate, while singing "Beast of Burden."
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** Jack, during performances of "La donna è mobile" (complete with AirGuitar) and "La La La Means I Love You."
You".
** Kate, while singing "Beast ofBurden."Burden".
** Kate, while singing "Beast of
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** Kate also has this attitude in Jack's glimpse: She opposes Jack's pursuit of a finance job in New York from the very beginning and will not hear of leaving behind their comfortable, if dull, suburban life. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy She does agree to try it after that, but Jack decides to let them keep the life she prefers instead]].
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** Kate also has this attitude in Jack's glimpse: She opposes Jack's pursuit of a finance job in New York from the very beginning and will not hear of leaving behind their comfortable, if dull, suburban life. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy She does agree to try it after that, but Jack decides to let them keep the life she prefers instead]].instead.]]
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* MagicalNegro: Cash is the black man who sends Jack to a WhatIf universe to show him what his life might have been if he had taken different choices. It's never stated, though implied, that he's Jack's guardian angel.
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* MagicalNegro: Cash is the black man who sends Jack to a WhatIf universe to show him what his life might have been if he had taken different choices. It's never stated, though implied, that [[GodWasMyCopilot he's Jack's guardian angel.angel]].
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* SmugSnake: The alternate version of Alan Mintz.
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* SmugSnake: The alternate version of Alan Mintz. He actually tries to appear intimidating to Jack, who from his perspective is just some upstart or even a fraud looking to hit it big, but since Jack already knows Alan as a timid coworker in the real world, he just laughs in his face.
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* WholePlotReference: The Christian movie "What If..." follows this plotline almost exactly, except the lead male--who is engaged to another woman before he has his glimpse--gave up his faith in addition to the life he could have had with his ex.
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* WholePlotReference: The Christian Creator/KevinSorbo movie "What ''What If..." '' follows this plotline almost exactly, except the lead male--who is engaged to another woman before he has his glimpse--gave up his faith in addition to the life he could have had with his ex.
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* WholePlotReference: The Christian movie "What If..." follows this plotline almost exactly, except the lead male--who is engaged to another woman before he has his glimpse--gave up his faith in addition to the life he could have had with his ex.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Jack gets one from his alternate-universe buddy Arnie when Jack [[YourCheatingHeart wants to have a fling]] with another woman coming onto him (Jack thinks this is OK because this isn't his life, so Kate isn't really his wife). Arnie reminds him how much all of his friends are envious that Jack is happily married to someone like Kate and that he shouldn't "[[PrecisionFStrike fuck up]]" the best thing to ever happen to him.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Jack gets one from his alternate-universe buddy Arnie when Jack [[YourCheatingHeart wants to have a fling]] fling with another woman coming onto him (Jack thinks this is OK because this isn't his life, so Kate isn't really his wife). Arnie reminds him how much all of his friends are envious that Jack is happily married to someone like Kate and that he shouldn't "[[PrecisionFStrike fuck up]]" the best thing to ever happen to him.
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''The Family Man'' is a 2000 film directed by Creator/BrettRatner and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Tea Leoni and Don Cheadle in which Cage plays Jack Campbell, a wealthy Wall Street executive who hears from his old college girlfriend and wonders [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what might have been]]. He has a fateful meeting with a man who magically sends him to an AlternateUniverse where he married his college girlfriend.
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''The Family Man'' is a 2000 film directed by Creator/BrettRatner and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Tea Leoni Creator/TeaLeoni and Don Cheadle Creator/DonCheadle in which Cage plays Jack Campbell, a wealthy Wall Street executive who hears from his old college girlfriend and wonders [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what might have been]]. He has a fateful meeting with a man who magically sends him to an AlternateUniverse where he married his college girlfriend.
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* WetBlanketWife: Kate, who resists all of Jack's attempts to improve upon their solid but dull life in middle-class suburbia.
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* DrinkOrder: Jack orders [[WineIsClassy an $800 bottle of Chateau Lafite]] for his and Kate's anniversary. After Kate balks at the price, he changes his order to the house red by the glass.
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* MagicalNegro: Cash is the black man who sends Jack to a WhatIf universe to show him what his life might have been if he had taken different choices. It's never stated, though implied, that he's a Jack's guardian angel.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: At the outset, Kate worries that her and Jack's relationship will be irreparably hurt if he takes a one-year banking internship. He tries to convince her that this is good for both of them, and he will never stop loving her. Since they clearly broke up at some point that year, and both of them went on to be wealthy, childless singletons, Kate was in the movie's moral right all along.
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** At the outset, Kate worries that her and Jack's relationship will be irreparably hurt if he takes a one-year banking internship. He tries to convince her that this is good for both of them, and he will never stop loving her. Since they clearly broke up at some point that year, and both of them went on to be wealthy, childless singletons, Kate was in the movie's moral right allalong.along.
** Kate also has this attitude in Jack's glimpse: She opposes Jack's pursuit of a finance job in New York from the very beginning and will not hear of leaving behind their comfortable, if dull, suburban life. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy She does agree to try it after that, but Jack decides to let them keep the life she prefers instead]].
** At the outset, Kate worries that her and Jack's relationship will be irreparably hurt if he takes a one-year banking internship. He tries to convince her that this is good for both of them, and he will never stop loving her. Since they clearly broke up at some point that year, and both of them went on to be wealthy, childless singletons, Kate was in the movie's moral right all
** Kate also has this attitude in Jack's glimpse: She opposes Jack's pursuit of a finance job in New York from the very beginning and will not hear of leaving behind their comfortable, if dull, suburban life. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy She does agree to try it after that, but Jack decides to let them keep the life she prefers instead]].
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* CueTheRain: Frozen version: Jack's glimpse [[BookEnds begins and ends]] with gently falling snow.
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--->All right, look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I was such a ''saint'' before and I'm such a '''''PRICK''''' now! But maybe I'm just not the ''same guy'' that I was when we got married!
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--->All right, look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I was such a ''saint'' before and I'm such a '''''PRICK''''' '''''[[SuddenlyShouting PRICK]]''''' now! But maybe I'm just not the ''same guy'' that I was when we got married!
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** Not a dilemma at all for P.K. Lassiter, who happily chooses his career every time and only seems to have affection for his horses.
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* GrandeDame: Mrs. Peterson, Jack's fur-coated, puppy-carrying neighbor.
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** Not a dilemma at all for P.K. Lassiter, who happily chooses his career every time and only seems to have affection for his horses.