The Monster and the Peanut (2004)

Bo Hunzinger, a former physics professor on the edge of a nervous breakdown, has barricaded himself into an abandoned warehouse where he obsessively searches for mathematical calculations that will conquer traffic jams. While recent developments in chaos mathematics have shaken Bo's faith that he will ever find a solution, it is the unexpected arrival of his ex-wife Laurie that forces Bo to reveal the tormented monser inside of him. Bo will discover moving on with life isn't easy when traffic is involoved.