Synopsis
A successful Texas gynecologist finds himself amid a bevy of women and their problems – his wife’s breakdown, his daughter's fake marriage, his other daughter’s conspiracy theories, and his secretary’s crush. Craving time for himself, he finds solace in a kind outsider.
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Cast
- Richard GereDr. T
- Helen HuntBree
- Farrah FawcettKate
- Laura DernPeggy
- Shelley LongCarolyn
- Tara ReidConnie
- Kate HudsonDee Dee
- Liv TylerMarilyn
- Robert HaysHarlan
- Matt MalloyBill
Recommendations
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Altman always manages to pop up with another masterpiece -- and darned if he hasn't done it again. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Funny and ebullient look at a man in full confusion. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Some will dislike its shaggy-dog screenplay and restless camera work, and others may find its finale too postfeminist for comfort. - 75
New York Daily News
One of the curmudgeonly director's sweetest films, and features one of Richard Gere's most affecting performances. - 70
Chicago Reader
Prior to its hyperbolic final act, this is one of Robert Altman's most skillful and least bombastic features in some time. - 70
Variety
Gere breaks through with what may or may not be his best performance. - 63
USA Today
The movie's pleasures extend even to the visuals, which are more lustrous than in any other Altman movie. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Rapp's snappy, loquacious and catty script gives the predominantly female ensemble plenty to chew on.
