Synopsis
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
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Cast
- Laura LinneyWendy Savage
- Philip Seymour HoffmanJon Savage
- Philip BoscoLenny Savage
- Peter FriedmanLarry
- David ZayasEduardo
- Gbenga AkinnagbeJimmy
- Cara SeymourKasia
- Tonye PatanoMs. Robinson
- Guy BoydBill Lachman
- Debra MonkNancy Lachman
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
The Savages is terrific -- a movie of uncommon appreciation for the nature and nurture that go into making us who we are, a perfectly calibrated drama both compassionate and unsentimental. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
It is more sad-funny than funny-funny, but Jenkins has enough empathy and wit to realize that even the sad parts are, somehow, funny. - 90
Variety
Jenkins brings a rigor, intelligence and eye for the slightly absurd to the proceedings that is instantly disarming. - 90
New York Magazine (Vulture)
The Savages is a delightful movie--the perfect companion piece (and antidote) to the year’s other superb convalescent-dementia picture, "Away From Her." - 90
Newsweek
It sounds grimmer than it plays, thanks to Jenkins's sardonic, deadpan humor and the superb cast, who invest these damaged characters with rich, flawed, hilarious humanity. This bittersweet X-ray of American family dynamics may not be a Hallmark-card notion of a holiday movie, but it's one any son or daughter can take to heart. - 88
Rolling Stone
With the help of acting giants, Jenkins turns The Savages into a twisted, bittersweet pleasure. - 80
Film Threat
The interaction between Hoffman and Linney makes following their characters from their winter of hard experience to a spring of renewed hope well worth the while. - 80
The New Yorker
Vital, honest, and engaging.
