Synopsis
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
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Cast
- Adrien BrodyVan Kurtzman
- Ben FosterBen Kurtzman
- Orlando JonesLittle Melvin
- Bebe NeuwirthAda Kurtzman
- Joe MantegnaNate Kurtzman
- David KrumholtzYussel
- Rebekah JohnsonSylvia
- Richard KlineCharlie, Nate's Assistant
- Vincent GuastaferroPete, Nate's Assistant
- Justin ChambersTrey Tobelseted
Recommendations
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Time
Seems to encompass all the humor, sadness and weirdness of ordinary life in an utterly winning, morally acute way. - 90
Time
Seems to encompass all the humor, sadness and weirdness of ordinary life in an utterly winning, morally acute way. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Emerges as an accurate memory of that time when the American melting pot, splendid as a theory, became a reality. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Emerges as an accurate memory of that time when the American melting pot, splendid as a theory, became a reality. - 80
Dallas Observer
A disarmingly funny, clear-eyed, and affectionate memory piece. - 80
Village Voice
Buoyant with quiet smiles and unpretentious fondness. - 80
Dallas Observer
A disarmingly funny, clear-eyed, and affectionate memory piece. - 80
Village Voice
Buoyant with quiet smiles and unpretentious fondness.
