Barney's Version

Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti) begins his adult life by taking a soulless but successful job in television and marrying his pregnant, no-good girlfriend. It ends in disaster. Later, he agrees to marry a second woman (Minnie Driver), but on his wedding night, he falls instantly and helplessly in love with a third woman, Miriam (Rosamund Pike), and starts pursuing her. Years later, he runs into competition for Miriam's affections in the form of gentle Blair (Bruce Greenwood). All the while, Barney must deal with the mysterious, violent disappearance of his best friend, "Boogie" (Scott Speedman); with the oddball advice of his loving, good-hearted father (Dustin Hoffman); and with the onset of Alzheimer's disease.