Lawrence Kasdan

In the Land of Women -- Heartbroken and depressed, Carter escapes Los Angeles to suburban Michigan to care for his ailing grandmother and to work on a book he has always wanted to write.

Dreamcatcher -- Four friends, tied together through a telepathic bond, reunite as adults to fight an invading alien force that controls human beings like helpless puppets and threaten to earth.

Aspiring writer Carter Webb has just been dumped by his true love, Sophia. Heartbroken and depressed, Carter escapes Los Angeles to suburban Michigan to care for his ailing grandmother and to work on a book he has always wanted to write. Soon after his arrival, Carter stumbles into the lives of the family living directly across the street: Sarah Hardwicke, and her daughters, Paige and Lucy. His relationships with all of these women help Carter discover that what felt like an end was only just the beginning of something else...

Carter Webb is a successful writer who has fallen into an emotional tailspin after learning that his grandmother is in failing health and his girlfriend, well-known actress Sophia, breaks up with him.