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The Upside of Anger romance written and directed by Mike Binder. Set in the Detroit area, it stars Joan Allen, Kevin Costner and Evan Rachel Wood amongst others.

Terry Wolfmeyer (AllenThe Upside of Anger is thought to beleft by her husband, and has to raise her four daughters by herself. At the end of the film they find that her husband had fallen into a hole in the back portion of their large property. Why no one ever thought to look for him is left unexplained. She finds herself in a mess of alcohol and anger. Denny Davies (CostnerThe Upside of Anger is her neighbor, a washed-up baseball player who starts off as her drinking buddy but ends up as a romantic interest. Terry's daughters are left to deal with their mother's relationship and the changing family dynamics. The film received largely bad reviews and did not perform well at the box office.