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Mood:
Emotional Touching Bittersweet Sincere Uplifting
Plot:
Siblings Relations Terminal Illness Mind and Soul Family Problems Family Relations Single Parent Parents and Children Reunion more...
Genres:
Drama Independent
Time/Period:
20th Century 90s
Place:
Florida Ohio USA
Audience:
Girls' Night
Praise:
Award Winner Critically Acclaimed
Style:
Talky
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Based on Play
Attitudes:
Semi Serious Realistic Slow

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Marvin's Room, 1996

Starring: Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro

Directed by: Jerry Zaks

Written by: Scott McPherson

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.6

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Marvin's Room can be described as bittersweet, emotional, and touching. The plot revolves around terminal illness, sibling relations, and family problems. The main genres are drama and independent. In terms of style, Marvin's Room is talky. In approach, it is realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Marvin's Room is located in Ohio and Florida. It takes place in the 1990s. It is adapted from a play. Marvin's Room has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a girls' night.

Summary of Marvin's Room

Upon receiving a call from her leukemia-stricken sister after not speaking with her for two decades, a devil-may-care single mother packs up her two sons--one, a rebellious teen who has spent time in a mental institution--and heads to Florida to reunite with her ailing sibling and their bedridden father. The women's differences in philosophy immediately spark a wrenching confrontation, but help arrives from the most unexpected of sources--the delinquent teen, whose reluctance to accept the family he never knew ultimately melts away when he discovers his aunt's true spirit. An acclaimed drama, adapted by Scott McPherson from his 1990 stage play. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress--Diane Keaton.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	18 December 1996
Runtime:	98 min

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Meryl Streep

as Lee

Diane Keaton

as Bessie

Leonardo DiCaprio

as Hank

Robert De Niro

as Dr. Wally

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San Francisco Chronicle

Any movie with Meryl Streep is an occasion, but when you add Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hume Cronyn and Gwen Verdon, you've got an embarrassment of riches. Full Review

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by: Edward Guthmann

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Yet, about as often as Marvin's Room strikes a chord of emotional authenticity, it hits a fistful of false notes as well. Full Review

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by: Liam Lacey

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