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Kenneth Lonergan (written by)
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Release Date:
2010 (USA) more
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Plot:
A young woman (Paquin) witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives. full summary | add synopsis
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Completed | See complete list of 12,000 in-production titles »
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Tied up in a legal dispute.
Status Updated:
6 November 2009
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Cast

 

Matt Damon ... Mr. Aaron

Anna Paquin ... Lisa Cohen

Matthew Broderick
Rosemarie DeWitt ... Mrs. Marretti

Mark Ruffalo

Jean Reno ... Ramon

Olivia Thirlby ... Monica

Allison Janney ... Wounded Woman

Kieran Culkin ... Paul

Krysten Ritter ... Shopgirl
Sarah Steele ... Becky

Matt Bush ... Kurt
John Gallagher Jr. ... Darren

Lauren Potter ... Herself

Liza Colón-Zayas ... Nurse
Jeannie Berlin ... Kellie Burnett
J. Smith-Cameron ... Joan
Carlo Alban ... Rodrigo

Brittany Underwood

Adam Rose ... Anthony
Kelly Wolf ... Annette
Jessica Dunphy
Cheryl Patrick ... Opera Patron

Greg D'Agostino ... Neighborhood Italian Man

Melissa Rocco ... Paul's Girlfriend

Gio Perez ... Kid
Stephen Adly Guirgis ... Det. Mitchell

Emily Schweitz ... Girl in opera
Renée Fleming
Kevin Geer

Sonny Vellozzi ... Opera Patron

Keith Patterson ... Opera Usher

Ken Sladyk ... Opera Patron
Hina Abdullah ... Angie

Franco Bulaon ... Lisa's Classmate

Jason Pendergraft ... Young cop

Ilona Alexandra ... Opera Patron

Wayne Chang ... Opera Goer
Jake O'Connor ... David

Kenny Shapiro ... Opera Patron

William Henderson White ... Guest at Opera
Stephanie Cannon ... Elise

Janet Miranda ... Opera Goer - Featured

Jill DeMonstoy ... Opera Goer

Brother Eden Douglas ... Wake Guest

Lee Miller ... Opera Patron

Ilene Schwartz ... Opera Goer

Cassandra Seidenfeld
Sandi DeGeorge ... Opera Patron
Marshall Factora ... Neighbor
Nicholas Grodin ... Matthew
Stephen Conrad Moore ... Man #2
Susan Graham

Valisa Tate ... Opera Usher
Andrew Hillmedo Jr. ... Background
Joseph O'Keefe ... Paulino

Joseph Aro ... Jeannie Berlin's Son
Michael Edward Brooks ... Opera Patron

Norman Schleiffer ... Sympathetic Opera Patron
Chris Seppentino ... Opera Patron
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Rated R for strong language, sexuality, some drug use and disturbing images.
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In early 2009, the movie was deemed "unreleasable" due to different lawsuits concerning director Kenneth Lonergan's failure to complete the movie during the editing process. more
Soundtrack:
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour more

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A tragic accident sends one New York City teenager into the throws of a moral dilemma which serves as a catalyst for her own transformation, 27 July 2006
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Author: abneuman from New York City

A truly heart wrenching story, "Margaret" reiterates Kenneth Lonergan's gifts for dialogue, story, and his ability to treat the most dramatic themes with artful humor, awareness and perception. The acting is exceptional; even relatively small parts, (played by actors such as Matthew Broderick, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, and Allison Janey) showcase both the actors' own remarkable abilities as well as Lonergan's attention to detail. It is Matthew Broderick's character who is the only one to utter the movie's title as he recites a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins. J. Smith Cameron and Anna Paquin, who play mother and daughter, both deliver fierce performances which form the relationship that serves as the backbone of the film. Taking on issues from abortion, divorce, and death to the inherent isolation of being human, the movie has a life and humor to it which cannot be brought down by the weightiness of these issues.

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