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Please Give, 2010

Please Give

English

USA

Rating:6.7
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Profile of Please Give

The mood of Please Give is bittersweet, sentimental, and sincere. The plot centers around family life, family relations, and outward appearances. It is a comedy, independent, and drama movie. Stylistically, Please Give stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in an urban environment. Please Give is set in New York. It happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.

Summary of Please Give

Kate (Catherine Keener) and Alex (Oliver Platt), a married couple who run a successful business reselling estate-sale furniture, live in Manhattan with their teenage daughter, Abby. Wanting to expand their two-bedroom apartment, they buy the unit next door, planning to knock the walls out. However, before doing so, they have to wait for the occupant, Andra, a cranky elderly woman, to die. The wait becomes complicated when the family develops relationships with Andra and her two grown granddaughters.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 22 January 2010
Runtime: 90 min

Cast and Crew

Amanda Peet as Mary in Please Give
Amanda Peet

as Mary

Catherine Keener as Kate in Please Give
Catherine Keener

as Kate

Rebecca Hall as Rebecca in Please Give
Rebecca Hall

as Rebecca

Oliver Platt as Alex in Please Give
Oliver Platt

as Alex

Photos

Please Give (2010)
Please Give (2010)

Clips

Please Give
Please Give: Trailer

Users Reviews

A hidden gem
I'm glad I got to see this movie, because it's one of the best to come out this year. It's an independent movie that didn't get a lot of buzz, but it was just really funny and heartwarming. It stars Catherine Keener (a frequent collaborator with the...
Liked it
Although this is not my kind of film, the film's sincerity and bittersweetness really bought me. It teaches you kind of a moral lesson that is pretty simplistic, but it does it with amazing character chemistry that you really don't mind.
Likely to see
Not for me

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