The Savages
![]() | Overall Rating: 4.38/5 (8 votes cast) The Savages is a 2007 Academy Award-nominated American film written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. The story revolves around a sister (Linney) and brother (Hoffman) who face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father. The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It had a limited release on November 28, 2007. |
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The Savages Review, by Manohla Dargis of The New York Times
The hands that rock the cradle sometimes tip it over. Watching "The Savages," Tamara Jenkins's beautifully nuanced tragicomedy about two floundering souls, you have to wonder if those hands didn't also knock that cradle clear across the nursery, s...
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The Savages Review, by Manohla Dargis of The New York Times
The hands that rock the cradle sometimes tip it over. Watching "The Savages," Tamara Jenkins's beautifully nuanced tragicomedy about two floundering souls, you have to wonder if those hands didn't also knock that cradle clear across the nursery, s...
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The Savages Cast & Crew
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Laura Linney as
Wendy Savage -
Philip Seymour Hoffman as
Jon Savage -
David Zayas as
Eduardo -
Tonye Patano as
Ms. Robinson - Philip Bosco as
Lenny Savage - Peter Friedman as
Larry - Gbenga Akinnagbe as
Jimmy - Cara Seymour as
Kasia - Guy Boyd as
Bill Lachman - Debra Monk as
Nancy Lachman - Rosemary Murphy as
Doris Metzger - Hal Blankenship as
Burt - Joan Jaffe as
Lizzie - Sage Kirkpatrick as
Real Estate Agent (as Laura Palmer) - Salem Ludwig as
Mr. Sperry
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Type: Movie
Genres/Tags: Movie-Comedy, Movie-Drama, Movie-New-Online
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An irreverent, hilarious and heartbreaking story revolving around a modern American family, THE SAVAGES portrays an all-too-common dilemma: after drifting apart emotionally and geographically over the years, two siblings Wendy (Laura Linney) and Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) must band together to care for an elderly parent (Philip Bosco). Visiting their father in his nursing home and their father's eventual death helps each sibling to better deal with their love relationships with others.
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