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The Kids Are All Right (2010) 7.1
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Metascore: 86/100
Reviews: 262 user | 303 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their father into their family life. Director:Lisa Cholodenko |
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Cast
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| Annette Bening | ... | ||
| Mark Ruffalo | ... | ||
| Mia Wasikowska | ... | ||
| Josh Hutcherson | ... | ||
| Yaya Alafia | ... |
Tanya
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Jai
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Clay
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Luis
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Brooke
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Lisa Eisner | ... |
Stella
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Joel
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Waify Girl
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| James MacDonald | ... |
Clay's Dad
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. During their relationship, Jules has floundered in her "nine to five" life, sometimes trying to start a business - always unsuccessfully - or being the stay at home mom. She is currently trying to start a landscape design business. They have two teen-aged children, Joni and Laser, Nic who is Joni's biological mother, and Jules who is Laser's biological mother. Although not exact replicas, each offspring does more closely resemble his/her biological mother in temperament. Joni and Laser are also half-siblings, having the same unknown sperm donor father. Shortly after Joni's eighteenth birthday and shortly before she plans to leave the house and head off to college, Laser, only fifteen and underage to do so, pleads with her to try and contact their sperm donor father. Somewhat ... Written by Huggo
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Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 July 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Los niños están bien See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£411,960 (UK) (29 October 2010)Gross:
£1,485,900 (UK) (19 November 2010)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by David Bowie
Performed by David Bowie
Courtesy of RZO Music
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Much of the film is based upon co-writer and director Lisa Cholodenko's relationship with her partner Wendy, who both had a son by a sperm donor. Cholodenko dedicated the film to them. See more »Goofs
When Laser and Joni hug at the University, Laser hugs with one arm up and one arm down, and so does Joni. But in the next scene, Joni's arms are both up, and Laser's are down. See more »Crazy Credits
For Wendy and Calder. See more »Soundtracks
"Black Country Rock"Written by David Bowie
Performed by David Bowie
Courtesy of RZO Music
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The Kids Are All Right is yet another dramedy about a dysfunctional family, but it is still an excellent film with a great script and performances.
Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are excellent. Both are extremely versatile, and both flawed, but they play their characters with true respect for the script. Mark Ruffalo is also a nice addition, but If I had to choose the best, it would be Bening, simply because she has the most to play with. There is a great scene where she finally warms up to Ruffalo's character and starts her own rendition of one of her favorite songs in the dinner table. The best scene in the film, perfectly executed, and Bening certainly deserves an Oscar nomination for that scene alone. Mia Wasikowska also proves that she is a great talent to behold for the future. The ending is great, really touching and it rings especially with me because I am close to leaving for college next year as well.
Overall, I regret not having seen this sooner, and it is definitely worth accolades for the script and performances.