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Perfect on Paper (2014)

Portland book editor Natalie Holland has chosen the wrong guy – another underachiever – once again. With her life going nowhere fast, she accepts a job offer from publisher and friend Avery Goldstein and moves to Los Angeles. A woman of depth and principle, Portland chic Natalie is a fish out of water in LA. Things only get worse when she learns she’s been hired to edit the latest romance novel from bestselling author Beverly Wilcox, a powerful, glamorous and intimidating figure straight out of "The Devil Wears Prada".

  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Family
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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lindsay HartleyLindsay HartleyNatalie Holland
  • Photo of Drew FullerDrew FullerCoop
  • Photo of Morgan FairchildMorgan FairchildBeverly Wilcox
  • Photo of Haley StrodeHaley StrodeAvery Goldstein
  • Photo of Bart JohnsonBart JohnsonBen Goldstein
  • Photo of Kieren HutchisonKieren HutchisonBob Lewis
  • Photo of Katie GillKatie GillIsabelle
  • Photo of Tina HuangTina HuangLisa
  • Photo of Bryce Clyde JenkinsBryce Clyde JenkinsEli
  • Photo of John WusahJohn WusahAlfonso

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