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My Sister's Keeper (2009) -- Here's the music video for Peter Yorn's "Don't Wanna Cry," a song featured in My Sister's Keeper.
My Sister's Keeper (2009) -- When a family matter leads to Anna Fitzgerald (Breslin) learning the truth about her conception, she enlists the services of a seasoned lawyer (Baldwin) in an effort to emancipate herself from her parents (Diaz and Patric).
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Overview

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Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Writers (WGA):

Jeremy Leven (screenplay) and
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Release Date:

26 June 2009 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

My Sister's Keeper - Surprisingly good more (90 total)


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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language and brief teen drinking.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

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2.35 : 1 more

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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


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Trivia:

Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning were originally set to play Anna and Kate Fitzgerald, but bowed out after Dakota reportedly refused to shave her head, as required for the part. more

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Continuity: When Mrs. Fitzgerald (Cameron Diaz) shaves her head, the next scene she is seen with her hair grown back and normal. more

Quotes:

Taylor Ambrose: I'm Taylor. ACL.
Kate Fitzgerald: I'm Kate. APL.
Taylor Ambrose: Oh, a rarity.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.16)" (2009) more


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25 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
My Sister's Keeper - Surprisingly good, 25 June 2009
8/10
Author: blackeyedpea225 from United States

My Sister's Keeper is based on the novel by Jodi Picoult. It runs 109 minutes long (perfect time, thank GOD it's not as long, dragged out and dreadful as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen). Attended a screening of this on Tuesday, and was shocked. I thought it would feature a dysfunctional family blabbing for an hour and 50 minutes for nothing. It was far from that. Story is told in a different way. Flashing between different times without being too confusing. It was a very sad movie, but wasn't depressing, rather educating about life lessons. Cameron Diaz was great in this. I usually hate her, but this is the best I've seen her in so far. Sofia Vassilieva was good as a teenager with cancer and I loved how she comforted her family. In the end, everyone in the theater was crying. Great movie. Go see it.

By the way, you should DEFINITELY see this over Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Surprised there were 800 people at the screening of that trash and not many people came out to see this great piece of work.

Overall Rating: 8.1 out of 10

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