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MONEY
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Earned back only 56% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Marvin's Room
"A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together."
1996 1h 38m EN
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 640
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Synopsis
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A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
“A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together.”
Cast
Meryl Streep
Lee Wakefield Lacker
Diane Keaton
Bessie Wakefield
Leonardo DiCaprio
Hank Lacker
Robert De Niro
Wallace "Wally" Carter
Hume Cronyn
Marvin Wakefield
Gwen Verdon
Ruth Wakefield
Hal Scardino
Charlie Lacker
Dan Hedaya
Robert "Bob" Carter
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jerry Zaks
- Writers
- Scott McPherson
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jerry Zaks, shot by Piotr Sobociński. 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 Rachel Portman. 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 Jim Clark 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 Diane Keaton and Leonardo DiCaprio carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jerry Zaks directs. Piotr Sobociński behind the camera. Rachel Portman scores. Jim Clark cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 56% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 4Directed by Jerry Zaks, shot by Piotr Sobociński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Jim Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton and Leonardo DiCaprio carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0116999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 9 themes, including "florida", "sibling relationship", "based on play or musical", "sister".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Piotr Sobociński
- Original score
- Rachel Portman
- Editing
- Jim Clark
- Production design
- David Gropman
- Costume design
- Julie Weiss
- Makeup / hair
- Allen Weisinger
- Stunt coordinator
- Frank Ferrara Sr.
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23,000,000
- Box office
- $12,803,305
- Return
- 56% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Awards
- Golden George
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Jerry Zaks
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Tribeca Productions
US
Miramax
US
Scott Rudin Productions
US
Key crew
- EditorJim Clark
- Executive ProducerLori Steinberg
- Executive ProducerTod Scott Brody
- Associate ProducerJohn Guare
- Co-ProducerBonnie Palef
- Co-ProducerDavid Wisnievitz
- Co-ProducerAdam Schroeder
- Associate ProducerCraig Gering
- Executive In Charge Of ProductionMeryl Poster
- Dialogue EditorStuart Emanuel
- Dolly GripDave Lowry
- LeadmanScott Rosenstock
- First Assistant EditorMitchel Stanley
- CastingIlene Starger
- Set DecorationTracey A. Doyle
- Makeup ArtistAllen Weisinger
- Music SupervisorChandra Beard
- ProducerJane Rosenthal
- Stunt CoordinatorFrank Ferrara Sr.
- Wardrobe SupervisorTimothy Alberts
- Production DesignDavid Gropman
- Foley EditorRaymond Karpicki
- Dialogue EditorMagdaline Volaitis
- Still PhotographerPhillip V. Caruso
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- florida
- sibling relationship
- based on play or musical
- sister
- leukemia
- reunion
- cancer
- bone marrow transplant
- estranged sister
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1996-12-18PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Marvin szobájaHU
- La habitación de MarvinES
- 一切从心开始CN
- Marvins døtreNO
- 마빈스 룸KR
- As Filhas de MarvinBR
- Marvinin OtağıAZ
