A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years, returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years, returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years, returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 32 wins & 65 nominations total
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- Taglines
- This is not your family, but this is your family.
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- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and brief sexuality
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- TriviaThere is no pre-recorded background scene music throughout the film. All music heard in the film is performed live on-screen.
- GoofsKym has a car wreck on the eve of her sister's wedding by driving straight into a huge rock. When the tow truck driver drops her off at home, you can see the front of the car has no damage.
- Quotes
[Kym speaks at a twelve-step meeting]
Kym: When I was sixteen, I was babysitting my little brother. And I was, um... I had taken all these Percocet. And I was unbelievably high and I... we had driven over to the park on Lakeshore. And he was in his red socks just running around in these piles of leaves. And, um, he would bury me and I would bury him in the leaves. And he was pretending that he was a train. And so he was charging through the leaves, making tracks, and I was the caboose, and I was, um... so he kept saying, coal, caboose! Coal, caboose! And, um, we were... it was time to go and I was driving home... and... I lost control of the car. And drove off the bridge. And the car went into the lake. And I couldn't get him out of his car seat. And he drowned. And I struggle with God so much, because I can't forgive myself. And I don't really want to right now. I can live with it, but I can't forgive myself. And sometimes I don't want to believe in a God that could forgive me. But I do want to be sober. I'm alive and I'm present and there's nothing controlling me. If I hurt someone, I hurt someone. I can apologize, and they can forgive me... or not. But I can change. And I just wanted to share that and say congratulations that God makes you look up, I'm so happy for you, but if he doesn't, come here. That's all. Thank you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009)
- SoundtracksBridal Chorus
Written by Richard Wagner
While Hathaway's Kym is getting all the pub, I found Rosemarie DeWitt's Rachel every bit as mesmerizing, though a bit less laser-tongue equipped. Their scenes together are mind-warping ... truly like watching footage of a train wreck over and over. They love and hate each other, all while being loved and hated by everyone else in the family. So much self-destructiveness that it makes one wonder why apparent sweet guy Sidney (played oddly by Tunde Adedimpbe of TV on the Radio) wants to have anything to do with this ghastly group.
Just to make sure you are absolutely uncomfortable, Lumet tosses in the rarely seen Debra Winger as Kym and Rachel's estranged mother, who has emotionally backed out of their life completely so as not to feel the guilt she deserves for the death of the youngest sibling.
There is no way to watch this movie without numerous moments of being squeamish or uncomfortable. That is really the strength of the film ... it draws you into this world that you just don't want to be a part of.
- ferguson-6
- Oct 20, 2008
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,796,841
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $293,369
- Oct 5, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $16,937,968
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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