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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   13,023 votes
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Director:
Tamara Jenkins
Writer:
Tamara Jenkins (written by)
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Release Date:
17 January 2008 (Singapore) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(50 articles)
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User Comments:
Excellent Movie more (104 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Laura Linney ... Wendy Savage

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Jon Savage
Philip Bosco ... Lenny Savage

Peter Friedman ... Larry

David Zayas ... Eduardo

Gbenga Akinnagbe ... Jimmy
Cara Seymour ... Kasia

Tonye Patano ... Ms. Robinson

Guy Boyd ... Bill Lachman
Debra Monk ... Nancy Lachman
Rosemary Murphy ... Doris Metzger

Hal Blankenship ... Burt

Joan Jaffe ... Lizzie

Sage Kirkpatrick ... Real Estate Agent (as Laura Palmer)
Salem Ludwig ... Mr. Sperry
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality and language.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
114 min | USA:113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German | Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:R (Approved No. 43278) | Canada:14A | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | Brazil:12 | Sweden:Btl | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating)
Filming Locations:
Buffalo, New York, USA more
Company:
Fox Searchlight Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is older brother to Wendy (Laura Linney). In real life, Linney is older than Hoffman. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Larry drives to Buffalo to pick-up Wendy for the day, he brings his dog, the cat, and the house-plant. They all leave together and when they end up in the hotel room, the dog is gone. Then when Larry drops off Wendy back at John's house, she has her cat and house-plant but Larry's dog is still missing. more
Quotes:
Jon Savage: We don't have to go after him Wendy; we're not in a Sam Shepard play. more
Movie Connections:
Features The Big Noise (1944) more
Soundtrack:
Two of a Kind more

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Movie, 30 January 2008
10/10
Author: jannett from Toronto, Canada

I would say this is one of the most underrated movies of 2007.This movie has it all,acting,directing,comedy,true life etc.So many of us baby boomers can really identify with this movie and what the characters are going through.I had the opportunity of seeing this movie at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2007,and when the tickets went on sale to the public for the two showings they were both sold out within 30 minutes.This is a must see movie that just doesn't get the ravings that so many other movies are getting.Now that it has had two nominations for this year's Academy Awards let's hope that it gets its rightful recognition.

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