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Cast
- Meryl StreepLee Wakefield Lacker
- Diane KeatonBessie Wakefield
- Leonardo DiCaprioHank Lacker
- Robert De NiroWallace "Wally" Carter
- Hume CronynMarvin Wakefield
- Gwen VerdonRuth Wakefield
- Hal ScardinoCharlie Lacker
- Dan HedayaRobert "Bob" Carter
- Margo MartindaleCharlotte Samit
- Cynthia NixonRetirement Home Director
Recommendations
- 90
The A.V. Club
Nonetheless, Marvin's Room is not only sharply written and well-acted, but it's also the rare sort of film that takes an honest and uncompromising look at death and dying. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The famous faces make it difficult, at first, to sink into the story, but eventually we do; the characters become so convincing that even if we're aware of Keaton and Streep, it's as if these events are happening to them. - 88
ReelViews
Yet, even on those occasions when the screenplay falters, the actors are there to take up the slack. - 75
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. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
Add to that a perfect cast and one's only complaint will be that this is, at heart, another tear-jerker about how good it is to love and be alive and all of that. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Though comedy is an intrinsic part of the play, director Zaks has not found a way to translate it effectively on screen. - 60
The New York Times
This film often fumbles, but it finally tugs at the heartstrings all the same. - 60
Washington Post
But for most audiences, this bittersweet family saga is going to feel like an ordeal.
