Directed by Jill Sprecher Written by Karen Sprecher   Jill Sprecher   Cast Matthew McConaughey ... Troy David Connolly ... Owen Joseph Siravo ... Bureau Chief A.D. Miles ... Co-Worker Sig Libowitz ... Assistant Attorney James Yaegashi ... Legal Assistant Dion Graham ... Defense Attorney Fernando López ... Defendant (as Fernando Lopez) Brian Smiar ... Judge Paul Austin ... Bartender Allie Woods Jr. ... Cab Driver (as Allie Woods) John Turturro ... Walker Amy Irving ... Patricia Barbara Sukowa ... Helen Rob McElhenney ... Aspiring Medical Student Avery Glymph ... Intelligent Student Elizabeth Reaser ... Young Woman in Class Deirdre Lovejoy ... Student Teacher Barbara Andres ... Neighbor William Severs ... Doctor Joel Marsh Garland ... Mover (as Joel Garland) Clea DuVall ... Beatrice Tia Texada ... Dorrie Peggy Gormley ... Bea's Mother Malcolm Gets ... Architect Miles Thompson ... Neighborhood Boy Robertson Carricart ... Pastor Joe Chappel ... Choir Member Phyllis Curran ... Choir Member Richard Erickson ... Choir Member (as Richard Erickson - Cantor) Julia Erickson ... Choir Member Kent K.B. Hanson ... Choir Member William Lutz ... Choir Member Jos Milton ... Choir Member Beth Shane ... Choir Member Tobin Schmuck ... Choir Member Dorothy Scholz ... Choir Member Emma-Jane Stokely ... Choir Member Yoshisuke Yamada ... Choir Member Alan Arkin ... Gene Frankie Faison ... Dick Lacey William Wise ... Wade Bowman Shawn Elliott ... Mickey Wheeler (as Shawn Elliot) Alex Burns ... Ronnie James Murtaugh ... Lew Kincannon Richard Council ... Del Strickland (as Richard E. Council) Walt MacPherson ... Donald Leo V. Finnie III ... Pete Daryl Edwards ... Glenn Charlie Schroeder ... Young Finance Manager Robert Colston ... Sales Manager Gammy Singer ... Gene's Secretary Melissa Maxwell ... Del's Receptionist Eliza Pryor Nagel ... Ronnie's Roommate Jeff Robins ... Freeloader Victor Truro ... Coffee Shop Counterman Paul Klementowicz ... Public Defender Phyllis Bash ... Judge Peter McCabe ... Court Clerk Christian Pabon ... Teenager on Subway Uncredited Cast Alyxx Morgen ... Mugged Woman Cameron Stevens ... Young Man in Courthouse Produced by Beni Atoori   Sabrina Atoori   Colin Bates   James C.E. Burke   Heidi Crane   Andrew Fierberg   Laurie Hansen   Amy Hobby   Doug Mankoff   Stacy Plavoukos   Gina Resnick   Andrew Spaulding   Sandy Stern   Michael Stipe   Peter Wetherell   Original Music by Alex Wurman

Additional Info Premiere: September 02, 2001 Theatrical Release: May 24, 2002 DVD Release: November 19, 2002 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Alternate Titles 13 Conversations About One Thing Production Companies Stonelock Pictures Single Cell Pictures double A Films Conversation Productions Inc. Echo Lake Entertainment Entitled Entertainment First Look International (uncredited) Distributors Sony Pictures Classics   (2002) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.0 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,387 / 20,731 Site Ranking #4,383 In The Earth (2021) #4,384 Carrie (2002) #4,385 Burying The Ex (2014) #4,386 Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019) #4,387 Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) #4,388 The Dark (2005) #4,389 Coma (2019) #4,390 Snow White: A Tale Of Terror (1997) #4,391 This Is England '88 (2011)