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The Kids Are All Right

  • 20102010
  • K-15K-15
  • 1h 46min
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
128K
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POPULARITY
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Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hutcherson, and Mia Wasikowska in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.
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Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
128K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,022
123
  • Director
    • Lisa Cholodenko
  • Writers
    • Lisa Cholodenko
    • Stuart Blumberg
  • Stars
    • Annette Bening
    • Julianne Moore
    • Mark Ruffalo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lisa Cholodenko
  • Writers
    • Lisa Cholodenko
    • Stuart Blumberg
  • Stars
    • Annette Bening
    • Julianne Moore
    • Mark Ruffalo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 317User reviews
    • 247Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 29 wins & 133 nominations total

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    Julianne Moore and Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Josh Hutcherson in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Julianne Moore in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Lisa Cholodenko in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Mark Ruffalo and Josh Hutcherson in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Mia Wasikowska in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Lisa Cholodenko in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, and Mia Wasikowska in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
    Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Josh Hutcherson, and Mia Wasikowska in The Kids Are All Right (2010)
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    Top cast

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    Annette Bening
    Annette Bening
    • Nicas Nic
    Julianne Moore
    Julianne Moore
    • Julesas Jules
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Paulas Paul
    Mia Wasikowska
    Mia Wasikowska
    • Jonias Joni
    Josh Hutcherson
    Josh Hutcherson
    • Laseras Laser
    Yaya DaCosta
    Yaya DaCosta
    • Tanyaas Tanya
    • (as Yaya Dacosta)
    Kunal Sharma
    Kunal Sharma
    • Jaias Jai
    Eddie Hassell
    Eddie Hassell
    • Clayas Clay
    Zosia Mamet
    Zosia Mamet
    • Sashaas Sasha
    Joaquín Garrido
    Joaquín Garrido
    • Luisas Luis
    Rebecca Lawrence Levy
    Rebecca Lawrence Levy
    • Brookeas Brooke
    • (as Rebecca Lawrence)
    Lisa Eisner
    • Stellaas Stella
    Eric Eisner
    Eric Eisner
    • Joelas Joel
    Sasha Spielberg
    Sasha Spielberg
    • Waify Girlas Waify Girl
    James MacDonald
    James MacDonald
    • Clay's Dadas Clay's Dad
    • (as James Macdonald)
    Margo Victor
    • Bartenderas Bartender
    Stuart Blumberg
    Stuart Blumberg
    • Sous-chefas Sous-chef
    • (uncredited)
    Diego Calderón
    Diego Calderón
    • Waiteras Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lisa Cholodenko
    • Writers
      • Lisa Cholodenko
      • Stuart Blumberg
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect same-sex 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 (conceived by Nic) and Laser (by Jules). 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 reluctantly, she does. He is late thirty-something Paul, a co-op farmer and restaurateur. Despite his seemingly successful businesses, Paul has always shirked responsibility, most specifically in his personal life. After Joni and Laser meet with Paul, Nic and Jules learn what their children have done and, although they don't want Paul infiltrating their lives, want to meet him - especially as Joni and Laser seem to want to maintain some sort of relationship with him. As Paul's relationship with the entire family grows (which includes his hiring Jules to design and construct his backyard), they have an effect on what he wants in life. In turn, he affects their family dynamic as well as each person's relationships outside of it. —Huggo
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • K-15
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mark Ruffalo filmed his role in only six days.
    • Goofs
      When Jules and Paul are in Paul's garden for the first time, crew members and equipment are reflected in their sunglasses.
    • Quotes

      Jules: I need to say something. Um, it's no big secret your mom and I are in hell right now, and, uh... Bottom line is, marriage is hard. It's really fuckin' hard. Just... just two people slogging through the shit, year after year, getting older, changing. It's a fucking marathon, okay? So, sometimes, you know, you're... you're together so long, that you just... You stop seeing the other person. You just see weird projections of your own junk. Um, instead of talking to each other, you go off the rails and act grubby and make stupid choices, which is what I did, and I feel sick about it because I love you guys, and I love your mom, and that's the truth. Sometimes you hurt the ones you love the most. I don't know why. I... You know, if I read more Russian novels, then... Anyway, I just wanted to say how sorry I am for what I did. I hope you'll forgive me eventually. Thank you.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Julianne Moore/Mike Massimino/The New Pornographers (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Cousins
      Written by Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio, and Chris Tomson

      Performed by Vampire Weekend

      Courtesy of XL Recordings Ltd

      By arrangement with The Beggars Group

    User reviews317

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    All Right Is Alright
    The kids are better than all right, they're terrific. So are their lesbian moms, played with insight and skill by Annette Bening and Julianne Moore. Trouble is, the film that surrounds them turns out to be less than compelling stuff despite its topicality. The sperm donor responsible for the family at hand is played by Mark Ruffalo, and although a talented fellow, his character has enough foibles to keep him emotionally distant from the viewer. The story of his introduction to this modern family goes in a couple of directions, but all feel familiar and none satisfactory. Terrific premise, but unfulfilled promise.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 2010 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los niños están bien
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • Gilbert Films
      • Saint Aire Production
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,811,365
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $491,971
      • Jul 11, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,758,951
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 46min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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