What if...

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek, Makenzie Vega, Lisa Thornhill, Saul Rubinek, Josef Sommer

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"I choose us." - Kate

Why watch this? This modern day It's A Wonderful Life (1946) is poignant and endearing.

Plot Summary: Jack Campbell is a wealthy, single Wall Street executive who seemingly has it all. However, on Christmas Eve, he wakes up in an alternate reality where he's a married man with children, living a more modest suburban life in New Jersey with the girlfriend he let go 13 years prior. This unexpected transformation forces him to confront his priorities and examine the life he chose versus the life he could have had.

Dad's Preview: How would your life change if you made one different decision? In this wonderful "What If" film, we get to see an overly confident man's perception of "success" change. Cage is dependably great, but Téa Leoni steals the show as his sweet wife, Kate, who is willing to do anything to save their marriage.

Beacon Pictures, Saturn Films; Universal Pictures