Someone like You is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Tony Goldwyn, based on Laura Zigman's 1998 novel Animal Husbandry. The film stars Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Marisa Tomei, and Ellen Barkin, and follows a heartbroken woman looking for a reason why she was dumped. Plot Jane Goodale voices over the images of a scientific experiment where a bull would not mount a cow twice, not even if her scent is changed. Until recently, she believed men are all like the bull, but she discovers it is not always true. Jane is a production assistant for a recently syndicated talk show, so host Diane Roberts who wants to be the best, is always looking for ungettable guests, like Fidel Castro. Eddie Alden is the producer and a womanizer, much to Jane's amicable critique. Eddie needs a roommate, but disgruntled exes keep damaging his bulletin board posters. Offering Jane the room, she turns down vehemently. Jane is immediately smitten when she meets the new producer of the show, Ray Brown. She tells her friend Liz and discusses her bad luck with men. Meanwhile, her sister goes on fertility treatments. Ray calls Jane, they spend an evening together and end up kissing. The next morning she calls Liz, ecstatic. Liz gives her advice on Ray and his girlfriend Dee (with whom he has trouble). Ray and Jane seem to be very much in love. The relationship evolves, and they decide to move in together. Jane puts in notice to her landlord; when Ray tells his girlfriend it is over, he does not mention the new woman in his life. Distancing himself from Jane while she is packing to move, he breaks it off over dinner, leaving her in tears. The next morning in the office Jane takes her revenge by announcing to move in with Eddie. She learns to deal with the many women in Eddie's life and they bond over scotch and leftovers. Reading an article about the old cow syndrome, she starts researching for her theory of men. Liz works at a men's magazine and proposes Jane write a column about her theory, under the pen name Dr. Marie Charles. The column, dealing with men's insecurity and dishonesty, is a big hit. Everybody wants to meet Dr. Charles, including Diane. At a Christmas party, Ray tells her he misses her, asking her out for New Year's