"There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now."

2007

1h 54m

6.9(445 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Laura Linney

Wendy Savage

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Jon Savage

Philip Bosco

Lenny Savage

Peter Friedman

Larry

David Zayas

Eduardo

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Jimmy

Cara Seymour

Kasia

Tonye Patano

Ms. Robinson

Guy Boyd

Bill Lachman

Debra Monk

Nancy Lachman

Creative team

Directed by: Tamara Jenkins
Written by: Tamara Jenkins
Produced by: Ted Hope
Anne Carey

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