The Savages

"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 EN

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6.9

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89%

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METACRITIC

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7.1

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 455🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes●85Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 39,735

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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

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

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tamara Jenkins
Writers: Tamara Jenkins
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CAST

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241+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tamara Jenkins, shot by W. Mott Hupfel III. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Trask. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian A. Kates 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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Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman and Philip Bosco carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0775529 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tamara Jenkins directs. W. Mott Hupfel III behind the camera. Stephen Trask scores. Brian A. Kates cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2241+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Tamara Jenkins, shot by W. Mott Hupfel III. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stephen Trask. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Brian A. Kates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman and Philip Bosco carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now.".
8IMDB entry: tt0775529 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "daughter", "depression", "sibling relationship", "parent child relationship".