Irrational Man
Drama, Mystery

A new philosophy professor arrives on a small town campus near Newport, Rhode Island. His name, Abe Lucas. His reputation: bad. Abe is said to be a womanizer and an alcoholic. But what people do not know is that he is a disillusioned idealist. Since he has become aware of his inability to change the world, he has been living in a state of deep nihilism and arrogant desperation. In class, he only goes through the motions and outside he drinks too much. But as far as sex is concerned, he is just a shadow of himself now. He can't help being attracted to one of his students, the bright and pretty Jill Pollard. He enters into a relationship with her which remains platonic, until a conversation overheard in a diner changes the course of their lives dramatically.