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Carrie Pilby

Carrie Pilby

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Carrie Pilby

"Live your life before it passes you by"

2017

1h 38m

6.8(450 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Bel Powley

Bel Powley

Carrie Pilby

Vanessa Bayer

Vanessa Bayer

Tara

Colin O'Donoghue

Colin O'Donoghue

Professor Harrison

William Moseley

William Moseley

Cy

Jason Ritter

Jason Ritter

Matt

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Mr. Pilby

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Dr. Petrov

Scott Keiji Takeda

Scott Keiji Takeda

Ronald

Frank Huerta

Cute Guy

Desmin Borges

Desmin Borges

Douglas

Creative team

Directed by: Susan Johnson
Written by: Kara Holden
Produced by: Susan Cartsonis
Brent Emery

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