The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (film)

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
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Directed byRawson Marshall Thurber
Screenplay byRawson Marshall Thurber
Based onThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh
by Michael Chabon
Produced byMichael London
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Pete Chiarelli
Jason Ajax Mercer
Thor Benander
StarringJon Foster
Peter Sarsgaard
Sienna Miller
Mena Suvari
Nick Nolte
CinematographyMichael Barrett
Edited byBarbara Tulliver
Music byTheodore Shapiro
Production
company
Distributed byPeace Arch Entertainment
Release dates
  • January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • April 10, 2009 (2009-04-10) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$80,238

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 2009 comedy-drama film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, based on Michael Chabon's 1988 novel of the same name. It was produced by Michael London and executive produced by Omar Amanat. Set in 1980s Pittsburgh, the film follows the affairs of two young men with one woman, and later also with each other.

Shooting in Pittsburgh began sometime between January and September 2006 and ended in October 2006. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2008, and was released in the US on April 10, 2009 to predominantly negative reviews.