Are You Nervous?

'Are You Nervous? 'is a 2007 American Canadian Drama film written by Saman Keshavarz and directed by James Mangold starring Angelina Jolie, Bradley Whitford, Skylar Astin, Rooney Mara, Jason Sudeikis, Chris Cooper, Emma Roberts, Melissa McCarthy and Laurence Fishburne.

The film was a commercial and critical success first screening at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8th, 2007 and then theatrically on September 12th, 2007.

The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray format on January 11th, 2008.

The film follows a mid 30's woman suffering from schizophrenic and uncontrollable paranoia who struggles along with a job at a local Seattle Advertising Agent edue to a perverted piggish boss and competitive infuriating colleague, a marriage with a husband whom constantly heads out on night business ventures and whom she suspects of cheating and two young children who are incredibly distant and withdrawn.

Solutions come however in the unlikely form of two young 19 year Seattle youths who share similiar mental conditions and are themselves struggling with their lives and problems.

One a 19 year old brilliant Seattle Ridgemont High student who suffers from a severe panic disorder and has an alcoholic father who is abusive towards him, his almost catatonic mother and very young brother.

The other a 19 year old female school drop out punk who is an insomniac constantly wandering the streets surrounding the troubled mother's apartment and who suffers from severe OCD and post traumatic stress.