Dedication is a 2007 English-language Comedy Drama motion picture written by David Bromberg and directed by Justin Theroux and produced by Justin Theroux and Celine Rattray under the banner of Plum Pictures. Henry Roth: obsessive-compulsive, somewhat misanthropic, a writer of children's books. His illustrator and only friend, Rudy, dies after a fabulously successful collaboration on Marty, the Beaver. Henry is under contract to produce another Marty book for Christmas sales. His publisher, Arthur Planck, assigns penniless, lovelorn illustrator Lucy Reilly to work with Henry. She's sought by her ex-boyfriend Jeremy, who dumped her two years ago but shows up apologetic, having dedicated his new book to her. She and Henry go to a house on the shore to work. Will love bloom amid the rocks, or is Henry a bump on Lucy's road to Jeremy? Rudy's voice, from the grave, gives Henry counsel. Written by. Dedication features Tom Wilkinson in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Christine Taylor, Bob Balaban, Catherine Lloyd Burns and Amy Sedaris. The music was composed by Ed Shearmur. Cinematography was done by Stephen Kazmierski and editing by Andy Keir. The film has a running time of 95 minutes. It was released on 10th October 2008. The motion picture made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by The Weinstein Company.