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Released 13 years ago.
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August: Osage County
"Misery loves family"
2013 2h 1m EN
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6.9
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7.2
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6.9TMDB Β· 1,624π
67%Rotten Tomatoesβ58Metacriticβ
7.2IMDB Β· 100,544
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.
βMisery loves familyβ
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Meryl Streep
Violet Weston
Julia Roberts
Barbara Weston
Julianne Nicholson
Ivy Weston
Juliette Lewis
Karen Weston
Ewan McGregor
Bill Fordham
Margo Martindale
Mattie Fae Aiken
Abigail Breslin
Jean Fordham
Chris Cooper
Charlie Aiken
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- John Wells
- Writers
- Tracy Letts
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts πΏ
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Directed by John Wells, shot by Adriano Goldman. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Gustavo Santaolalla. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts and Julianne Nicholson carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Misery loves family".
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IMDB entry: tt1322269 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
John Wells directs. Adriano Goldman behind the camera. Gustavo Santaolalla scores. Stephen Mirrione cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 13 years ago.
- 2Directed by John Wells, shot by Adriano Goldman. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Gustavo Santaolalla. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts and Julianne Nicholson carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Misery loves family".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1322269 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 24 themes, including "suicide", "funeral", "southern usa", "drug addiction".
- 9Released under 12 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Adriano Goldman
- Original score
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- Editing
- Stephen Mirrione
- Production design
- David Gropman
- Costume design
- Cindy Evans
- Makeup / hair
- Matthew W. Mungle
- Sound
- Lon Bender
- Stunt coordinator
- Jon Bielich
- Runtime
- 121 min Β· 2h 1m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Box office
- $74,188,937
- Return
- 297% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 67% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 58/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.2/10 Β· 100,544 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 67 nominations total
Also by
John Wells
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Jean Doumanian Productions
US
Smokehouse Pictures
US
- BA
Battle Mountain Films
US
- YU
Yucaipa Films
US
The Weinstein Company
US
Key crew
- ProducerGeorge Clooney
- ProducerJean Doumanian
- ProducerGrant Heslov
- ProducerSteve Traxler
- EditorStephen Mirrione
- Production DesignDavid Gropman
- Set DecorationNancy Haigh
- Costume DesignCindy Evans
- CastingKerry Barden
- CastingPaul Schnee
- Executive ProducerRon Burkle
- Executive ProducerCelia D. Costas
- ProducerPatrick Daly
- Executive ProducerBen Famigliett
- Executive ProducerJerry Frankel
- Executive ProducerArny Granat
- Executive ProducerClaire Rudnick Polstein
- Executive ProducerJeffrey Richards
- Prosthetic Makeup ArtistMatthew W. Mungle
- HairstylistLyndell Quiyou
- Art Department CoordinatorSean P. Egan
- Theatre PlayTracy Letts
- Stand InJordan Roby
- StuntsJulie Michaels
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- suicide
- funeral
- southern usa
- drug addiction
- oklahoma
- based on play or musical
- family secrets
- dysfunctional family
- cancer
- suicide of father
- midwest
- alcoholic father
- protective father
- mental disorders
- family home
- bad mother
- sisterhood
- abusive mother
- sick mother
- mother daughter relationship
- brother sister relationship
- pills
- pill-addicted
- toxic family
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2013-10-08Β· Mill Valley Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2013-12-27RΒ· Los Angeles/New York
- Theatrical2014-01-10R
Also known as
International titles
- Un Γ©tΓ© Γ Osage CountyFR
- August - Osage CountyAU
- μ΄κ±°μ€νΈ : κ°μ‘±μ μ΄μKR
- AgostoES
- Un EtΓ© A Osage CountyFR
- FamilienDK
- Ψ’Ϊ―ΩΨ³Ψͺ: Ψ§ΩΨ³ΫΨ¬ Ϊ©Ψ§ΩΨͺΫIR
- AvgoustosGR
- Perhe - August Osage CountyFI
- I segreti di Osage CountyIT
- Las vueltas del destinoMX
- Γlbum de FamΓliaBR
