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The Perfect Family (2011) 5.3
A devoutly Catholic wife and mother has been nominated for one of the church's top awards. She then goes about trying to prove she has the "perfect" family, refusing to accept them for who they are. Director:Anne Renton |
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| Emily Deschanel | ... |
Shannon Cleary
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| Kathleen Turner | ... |
Eileen Cleary
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| Jason Ritter | ... |
Frank Cleary Jr.
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| Elizabeth Peña | ... |
Christina Rayes
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| Richard Chamberlain | ... |
Monsignor Murphy
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| Sharon Lawrence | ... |
Agnes Dunn
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| Michael McGrady | ... |
Frank Cleary
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| Kristen Dalton | ... |
Theresa Henessy
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Father Joe
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| Laura Cerón | ... |
Carmelita
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| Angelique Cabral | ... |
Angela Rayes
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| Shannon Cochran | ... |
Mary Donovan
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| June Squibb | ... |
Mrs. Punch
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Susan O'Connor
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| Gregory Zaragoza | ... |
Louis Reyes
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Eileen Cleary has just been nominated for Catholic Woman of the year when her family drop a bombshell. Over the dinner table she discovers that not only is her son leaving his wife and children for the local beautician, but her daughter is 5 months pregnant and about to marry her girlfriend. Desperate to win the award, Eileen is conflicted between shame over her family and still desiring to do the right thing by them. Unable to accept either of their choices her family begins to splinter, with even her husband threatening to leave. Ultimately this is a feel-good movie and Eileen proves herself to be a person worthy of both the award and her family. Written by Ida Raine
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catholic | church | dinner | father daughter relationship | mother daughter relationship |Taglines:
She has nothing to hide. Except her family.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
USALanguage:
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24 April 2011 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USABox Office
Opening Weekend:
$14,301 (USA) (4 May 2012)Gross:
$107,721 (USA) (15 June 2012)Company Credits
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Written by Simon Perry, and 'David Thomas'
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"I don't have to think, I'm catholic." Eileen Cleary (Turner) has finally been nominated for Catholic Woman Of The Year and wants to win it badly. She will stop at nothing to win which includes trying to cover up her families choices. She then becomes conflicted as to winning or being a supportive mother. I have to start by saying that after the first half hour I was almost ready to turn this off. I'm not saying that it wasn't good but just really slow and seemed to lack emotion. The more I watched the better it got though and I really liked the ending. For a movie like this the ending was perfect. My biggest problem with this movie is that it seemed to lack real emotion and all the performances seemed flat and phoned in. I'm not sure what it was but I just felt like it was missing something to make me feel for the characters. Overall, a movie with a perfect ending that is worth watching but was lacking any real emotion from the actors. I give it a B-.