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Shortcut to Happiness

2007·Fantasy·1h 42m
6.9
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In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.
Directed by Alec Baldwin
success
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Cast

Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Bez Stone
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt
The Devil
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Daniel Webster
Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Julius Jensen
Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall
Constance Hurry
Barry Miller
Barry Miller
Mike Weiss
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler
Molly Gilchrest
Midori Nakamura
Midori Nakamura
Kee
Mike Doyle
Mike Doyle
Luke
Gregg Bello
Gregg Bello
Rick Fusco
Peter Maloney
Peter Maloney
John Hardy
Kelly Mealia
Kelly Mealia
Woman at Elaine's

Crew

Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Director
Bill Condon
Bill Condon
Screenplay
Nancy Cassaro
Nancy Cassaro
Screenplay
Christopher Young
Christopher Young
Original Music Composer
John Carter
John Carter
Editor
Adam Holender
Adam Holender
Director of Photography
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Producer
David C. Glasser
David C. Glasser
Producer
Howard G. Kazanjian
Howard G. Kazanjian
Executive Producer
Adam M. Stone
Adam M. Stone
Producer
Randall Emmett
Randall Emmett
Associate Producer
Randall Emmett
Randall Emmett
Co-Executive Producer

Popular Reviews

24 reviews
Joel Kuyvenhoven
Joel Kuyvenhoven
2.0★ · 11/14/25
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Baffling
Baffling
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ava
ava
2.7★ · 06/20/25
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BORING.
BORING.
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Xiang Villegas
Xiang Villegas
2.0★ · 07/27/24
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This being labeled as a comedy is one of the biggest misuses of the word I’ve ever seen considering there isn’t a single funny thing that happens in the entire hour and forty six minutes of this movie. Alec Baldwin, I want that time back and need financial compensation for never being able to sleep comfortably again after all that chest hair screen time.
This being labeled as a comedy is one of the biggest misuses of the word I’ve ever seen considering there isn’t a single funny thing that happens in the entire hour and forty six minutes of this movie. Alec Baldwin, I want that time back and need financial compensation for never being able to sleep comfortably again after all that chest hair screen time.
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PeachSprite
PeachSprite
1.1★ · 07/21/22
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full disrespect to alec baldwin, jabez is a stupid as fuck name
full disrespect to alec baldwin, jabez is a stupid as fuck name
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Paulina
Paulina
4.0★ · 04/24/26
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