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My Sister's Keeper

  • 20092009
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
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Cameron Diaz, Sofia Vassilieva, and Abigail Breslin in 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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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
93K
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POPULARITY
5,169
760
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    • Director
      • Nick Cassavetes
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Leven(screenplay)
      • Nick Cassavetes(screenplay)
      • Jodi Picoult(novel)
    • Stars
      • Cameron Diaz
      • Abigail Breslin
      • Alec Baldwin
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    • Director
      • Nick Cassavetes
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Leven(screenplay)
      • Nick Cassavetes(screenplay)
      • Jodi Picoult(novel)
    • Stars
      • Cameron Diaz
      • Abigail Breslin
      • Alec Baldwin
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    • 226User reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations

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    Cameron Diaz in My Sister's Keeper (2009)
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    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Sara Fitzgerald
    Abigail Breslin
    Abigail Breslin
    • Anna Fitzgerald
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Campbell Alexander
    Walter Raney
    • Pawn Shop Proprietor
    Sofia Vassilieva
    Sofia Vassilieva
    • Kate Fitzgerald
    Heather Wahlquist
    Heather Wahlquist
    • Aunt Kelly
    Jason Patric
    Jason Patric
    • Brian Fitzgerald
    Evan Ellingson
    Evan Ellingson
    • Jesse Fitzgerald
    Nicole Marie Lenz
    Nicole Marie Lenz
    • Gloria
    • (as Nicole Lenz)
    Paul Butler
    • Jesse age 3
    • (as Paul Christopher Butler)
    Olivia Hancock
    • Kate age 2
    Jeffrey Markle
    Jeffrey Markle
    • Dr. Wayne
    Emily Deschanel
    Emily Deschanel
    • Dr. Farquad
    John DeRosa
    • EMT
    • (as John De Rosa)
    Marcos A. Ferraez
    Marcos A. Ferraez
    • EMT
    • (as Marcos De La Cruz)
    Noni Tulk-Perna
    Noni Tulk-Perna
    • Ellen
    Matthew Barry
    Matthew Barry
    • Uncle Tommy
    • (as Matt Barry)
    Annie Wood
    Annie Wood
    • Uncle Tommy's Wife
    • Director
      • Nick Cassavetes
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Leven(screenplay)
      • Nick Cassavetes(screenplay)
      • Jodi Picoult(novel)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Sofia Vassilieva shaved her hair and eyebrows off in order to play Kate Fitzgerald. She described it as being the least she could do to understand Kate's pain. Because she was filming both this movie and the TV show Medium (2005), her hair on the show was a wig.
    • Goofs
      At one point in the movie, instead of being called by the fictional name Kate, she is called by her actual name, Sofia.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald: When I was a kid, my mother told me that I was a little piece of blue sky that came into this world because she and Dad loved me so much. It was only later that I realized that it wasn't exactly true. Most babies are coincidences. I mean, up in space you've got all these souls flying around looking for bodies to live in. Then, down here on Earth, two people have sex or whatever, and bam, coincidence. Sure, you hear all these stories about how everyone plans these perfect families. But the truth is that most babies are products of drunken evenings and lack of birth control. They're accidents. Only people who have trouble making babies actually plan for them.

      Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald: I, on the other hand, am not a coincidence. I was engineered. Born for a particular reason. A scientist hooked up my mother's eggs and my father's sperm to make a specific combination of genes. He did it to save my sister's life. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Kate had been healthy. I'd probably still be up in heaven or wherever, waiting to be attached to a body down here on Earth. But coincidence or not, I'm here.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Cameron Diaz/Johnny Strange/Pete Yorn (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Tiny Bubbles
      Written by Leon Pober

      Performed by Don Ho

      Courtesy of Reprise Records

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews226

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    Top review
    10/10
    We make choices in life every day, and you should make a choice and see this movie
    (Synopsis) Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian Fitzgerald (Jason Patric) have just been informed that their young daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) has leukemia, and that she only has a few years to live. The doctor suggests to the parents that they try an unorthodox medical procedure of producing another child in a test-tube that would be a perfect match as a donor for Kate. Sara will try anything to save Kate, and they have a new baby Anna (Abigail Breslin) to be used as a donor for Kate. The first thing they use is blood from the umbilical cord for Kate. As years go on, the doctors must take bone marrow from Anna to give to Kate. At age 11, the next thing Anna must give to her sister is a kidney. Anna has had enough of all of these medical procedures, and she decides to sue her parents for medical emancipation and the right to decide how her body will be used. The whole family is being torn apart by Anna's decision because everyone knows what will happen to Kate if she doesn't get a new kidney.

    (My Comment) Everyone knows from the movie trailer that the story is about a young girl who has cancer. You would think that it would be a depressing movie, but you would be wrong. It is a story of some of the choices we make in life. Having a test-tube baby as body parts for another child was a choice made by the parents. Anna wanting to stop giving her body to her sister was a choice. As with all choices, there are consequences. Kate will die without a new kidney. There are many very hard choices in life and in death that we must make, and this is a good movie to show you the way. Diaz as the pragmatic lawyer who was fighting to the very end for her daughter lost focus on life, and the rest of her family. I believe that this is Diaz's best part and performance as an actress. Sofia Vassilieva played Kate, who was in pain for most of her life. Sofia played Kate so well that you could see the helplessness in her eyes as she fights for her life. Anna was also part of this pain, and Abigail Breslin played this part as a professional. Actually, the whole cast was outstanding throughout the film. I loved the collaged scrapbook with voice-over and flashbacks that Kate made to give to her mother. This is a good movie to see with your loved ones. (New Line Cinema, Run Time 1:49, Rated PG-13) (10/10)
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    • How could parents conceive a child just to use her body parts to save another child?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
      • New Line Cinema (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sống Cùng Ung Thư
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Curmudgeon Films
      • Gran Via Productions
      • Mark Johnson Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $49,200,230
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,442,212
      • Jun 28, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $95,714,875
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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