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Overview
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Release Date:
18 September 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Love What You Have.
Plot:
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Their Best Role: Meryl Streep
(From Cinematical. 18 November 2009, 9:02 AM, PST)
Uma Thurman Dons A Nun's Habit For 'Girl Soldier'
(From MTV Movies Blog. 21 July 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
(From Cinematical. 18 November 2009, 9:02 AM, PST)
Uma Thurman Dons A Nun's Habit For 'Girl Soldier'
(From MTV Movies Blog. 21 July 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
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Streep is magical
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Meryl Streep | ... | Kate Gulden |
 | Renée Zellweger | ... | Ellen Gulden |
 | William Hurt | ... | George Gulden |
 | Tom Everett Scott | ... | Brian Gulden |
 | Lauren Graham | ... | Jules |
 | Nicky Katt | ... | Jordan Belzer |
 | James Eckhouse | ... | District Attorney |
 | Patrick Breen | ... | G.A. Tweedy |
| Gerrit Graham | ... | Oliver Most |
| David Byron | ... | Senator Sullivan |
 | Stephen Peabody | ... | Harold |
| Lizbeth MacKay | ... | Dr. Cohen |
| Mary Catherine Wright | ... | Clarice |
| Sloane Shelton | ... | Evelyn Best |
| Michele Shay | ... | June |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
127 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Finland:S |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:PG |
Chile:14 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
New Zealand:M |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) |
South Korea:12 |
Spain:13 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Singapore:PG
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Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Ellen is working at midnight and Harold calls, the scene is shown in reverse. The titles on the book spines and the notes on the board are backwards.
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[to Ellen]
George Gulden: Your mother needs you, Ellen! Jesus Christ, you got a Harvard education, but where is your heart?
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George Gulden: Your mother needs you, Ellen! Jesus Christ, you got a Harvard education, but where is your heart?
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Movie Connections:
References "Lost in Space" (1965)
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Soundtrack:
If I Only Had A Brain Heart and Nerve
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I enjoyed this movie as much as you can, given the subject matter. Streep is completely amazing, Renee has some great moments, and Hurt does his usual preppy jerk routine. Several scenes will make you cry, but this is not the usual fatal-disease-in-the-family fare that you might expect it to be, thanks to Carl Franklin, who keeps the story fresh when stereotypes and cliches prevail.