The Answer Man (previously titled The Dream of the Romans and Arlen Faber) is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hindman and starring Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham and Lou Taylor Pucci.

Reclusive author Arlen Faber wrote a best-selling spiritual book, Me and God, but rejects the celebrity it has brought him and lives anonymously in Philadelphia.

He jealously guards his identity and refuses to cooperate with his publisher, who wishes him to help publicize the 20th anniversary of the book's release.

However, his identity is gradually revealed to a mail carrier, bookstore owner Kris, and chiropractor Elizabeth.

She comforts Kris, but Arlen is emotionally blocked and unable to provide sympathy, which appalls Elizabeth.

Filming, using the working title The Dream of the Romans, began on March 23, 2008, in Philadelphia,[3] and ended in June 2008.

The site's critics consensus reads: "The Answer Man takes an interesting premise and overloads it with implausible scenarios, indie comedy cliches, and an all-too-familiar story arc that only occasionally benefits from its typically capable actors.