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Housekeeping

  • 19871987
  • PGPG
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.7K
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Housekeeping (1987)
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After their mother commits suicide, two sisters end up living with their kind but peculiar aunt in their grandmother's old house in a small 1950s town.After their mother commits suicide, two sisters end up living with their kind but peculiar aunt in their grandmother's old house in a small 1950s town.After their mother commits suicide, two sisters end up living with their kind but peculiar aunt in their grandmother's old house in a small 1950s town.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
    • Bill Forsyth
    • Marilynne Robinson(novel "Housekeeping")
    • Bill Forsyth(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christine Lahti
    • Sara Walker
    • Andrea Burchill
    • Bill Forsyth
    • Marilynne Robinson(novel "Housekeeping")
    • Bill Forsyth(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christine Lahti
    • Sara Walker
    • Andrea Burchill
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Housekeeping (1987)
    Christine Lahti in Housekeeping (1987)
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    Sara Walker in Housekeeping (1987)
    Andrea Burchill and Sara Walker in Housekeeping (1987)
    Housekeeping (1987)
    Sara Walker in Housekeeping (1987)
    Housekeeping (1987)
    Christine Lahti, Andrea Burchill, and Sara Walker in Housekeeping (1987)
    Housekeeping (1987)
    Andrea Burchill and Sara Walker in Housekeeping (1987)
    Christine Lahti in Housekeeping (1987)

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    Christine Lahti
    Christine Lahti
    • Sylvie
    Sara Walker
    Sara Walker
    • Ruth
    Andrea Burchill
    • Lucille
    Anne Pitoniak
    • Aunt Lily
    Barbara Reese
    • Aunt Nona
    Margot Pinvidic
    Margot Pinvidic
    • Helen
    Bill Smillie
    • Sheriff
    Wayne Robson
    Wayne Robson
    • Principal
    Betty Phillips
    Betty Phillips
    • Mrs. Jardine
    Karen Elizabeth Austin
    Karen Elizabeth Austin
    • Mrs. Paterson
    Dolores Drake
    Dolores Drake
    • Mrs. Walker
    • (as Delores Drake)
    Georgie Collins
    • Grandmother
    Tonya Tanner
    • Young Ruth
    Leah Penny
    • Young Lucille
    Brian Linds
    • Deputy Sheriff
    Clayton W. Okell
    • Boy on Cliff
    Clay Barton
    • Boy on Cliff
    Erik Richardson
    • Sandy
      • Bill Forsyth
      • Marilynne Robinson(novel "Housekeeping")
      • Bill Forsyth(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Diane Keaton was originally cast as Sylvie but left due to creative differences.
    • Quotes

      Sylvie: I love to ride on trains. Especially in the passenger cars.

    • Crazy credits
      "For Marilynne and Fred and their two wonderful boys"
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Good Morning, Vietnam/Leonard Part 6/Eddie Murphy Raw/Housekeeping/Siesta (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      SPARROW IN THE TREETOP
      Written by Bob Merrill

      Performed by Guy Mitchell

      Courtesy of Coombe Music International Limited, London

    User reviews36

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    Rhapsodic
    I'm biased. I loved this movie. Being Canadian, I identified with the sense of isolation from the world these two women felt. What is wonderful about the story is that Ruthie and Sylvie revel in their isolation; it is exactly what they want. In its way, this is a romance. Two people, each alone, meet and discover one another. I was happy for them.
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    • Feb 7, 1999

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    • Release date
      • February 5, 1988 (Sweden)
      • United States
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
      • Dolby

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