Synopsis
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
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Cast
- Anne HathawayKym Buchman
- Rosemarie DeWittRachel Buchman
- Bill IrwinPaul Buchman
- Debra WingerAbby Buchman
- Tunde AdebimpeSidney Williams
- Mather ZickelKieran
- Anna Deavere SmithCarol
- Anisa GeorgeEmma
- Robyn HitchcockWedding Guest
- 'Sister' Carol EastWedding Guest
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
A triumph -- Demme's finest work since "The Silence of the Lambs," and a movie that tingles with life. - 100
The A.V. Club
It may be painful at times, but Rachel Getting Married sure is one heck of a party. - 90
Variety
Brimming with energy, elan and the unpredictability of his "Something Wild," Jonathan Demme's triumphant Rachel Getting Married may just lay the wedding film to rest, being such a hard act to follow. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Best and most unexpected of all, Rachel Getting Married dares to mix the bitter with the sweet. It understands that life-altering situations like weddings not only bring out the worst in human behavior but also the finest. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A film whose lightness of touch rides a wave of family conflict to perfectly balance smiles and tears. - 80
Wall Street Journal
The life that swirls around Kym before, during and after her sister's densely populated, wonderfully detailed wedding seems to have been caught on the fly in all its sweetness, sadness and joy. (In its free-form style the film constitutes an elaborate homage to Robert Altman.) - 75
ReelViews
At times, the movie gets bogged down in minutia but the emotions evoked and captured are as honest and brutal as one is likely to find on film. - 75
USA Today
At its best in scenes featuring Hathaway's mercurial character. It's a triumphant and darkly nuanced role for her and a departure from the more lighthearted comedic performances she has given.
