The Savages

The Savages

6.9IMDb Score
Released:2007-11-28
Duration:114 min
Director:Tamara Jenkins
Actors:Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas
Production:Fox Searchlight Pictures, Lone Star Film Group, This is that, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Cooper's Town, Savage Productions

Overview:

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

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