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Starring: Brenda Blethyn , Catherine Keener. Summary: This finely observed comedy is an intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their individual neuroses. Lions Gate. Director: Nicole Holofcener. Genre s : Drama , Comedy. We hear a dog snarl and snap at a woman and see her later with a bloody, stitched wound on her lip.

Two girls yell at each other. A woman is taken away in handcuffs and charged with statutory rape. A man talks about his wife having had a bladder infection and a yeast infection.

We see photographs of a newborn baby covered with goo. LANGUAGE 6 - 16 F-words, 9 sexual references, 1 obscene sexual hand gesture, 7 scatological terms, 11 anatomical terms, 11 mild obscenities, 6 religious exclamations, 1 derogatory term for homosexuals, and some name-calling. One scene shows an older woman taking an underage young man into a bar and buying him alcohol. A girl talks about her mother being on crack. Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.

Watch options. Storyline Edit. The Marks family is a tightly-knit quartet of women. Jane is the affluent matriarch whose 3 daughters seem to have nothing in common except for a peculiar sort of idealism. Setting the tone of vanity and insecurity, Jane is undergoing cosmetic surgery to alter her figure, but serious complications put her health in real danger. Former homecoming queen Michelle, the eldest daughter, has one daughter of her own and an alienated, unsupportive husband.

Elizabeth, the middle sister, has an acting career that is beginning to take off, but is timid and insecure, and habitually relieves her trepidation by taking in stray dogs. Only the youngest sister, Annie, an adopted African American 8-year-old, stands a chance of avoiding the family legacy of anxious self-absorption. If only her intelligence and curiosity will see her through what promises to be a confusing adolescence. Each of the women seeks redemption in her own haphazard way.

If you're hoping for the perfect family don't hold your breath. Rated R for language and nudity. Did you know Edit. Trivia Emily Mortimer said being totally nude in this film helped her overcome her chronic feelings of embarrassment. She said the scene forever transformed her. What does that mean? I've never been to drama school, I'm a fraud!

There was never less of a gap between me and the character I was playing. I was as vulnerable, as brave, as stupid, as naked, as everything.

It was an incredible feeling and I felt like, 'Oh, this is proper, and I'd like to keep doing this. When she walks closer to Annie she has a drink on her tray. Quotes [Cindy gives Elizabeth an aromatherapy candle as a gift] Elizabeth Marks : This is so sweet of you. User reviews 90 Review.

Top review. Director Nicole Holofcener, who also wrote the script, projects a sense of balance that brings each character's life into sharp and absorbing focus. Casual drinking by adults, underage drinking at the behest of an adult. What parents need to know Parents need to know that this movie features very mature material, including teen-adult sex and full-frontal nudity. Continue reading Show less. Stay up to date on new reviews. Get full reviews, ratings, and advice delivered weekly to your inbox.

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