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- 2003
- PG-13
- United Artists
- 1 h 20 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- United Artists
- 1 h 20 m
Summary Poignant and funny, Pieces of April is an up-close look at an extraordinary day in the life of the not-so-ordinary Burns family. (MGM)
Directed By: Peter Hedges
Written By: Peter Hedges
- 2003
- PG-13
- United Artists
- 1 h 20 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- United Artists
- 1 h 20 m
Pieces of April
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8.2
Where to Watch
Summary Poignant and funny, Pieces of April is an up-close look at an extraordinary day in the life of the not-so-ordinary Burns family. (MGM)
Directed By: Peter Hedges
Written By: Peter Hedges
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
70
78% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
19% Mixed
7 Reviews
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3% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
70
78% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
19% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Both heartfelt and tough-minded.
A film to savor and to be thankful for.
Hedges keeps everything in balance: The sadness and frivolity all seem to be part of the same emotional continuum. He’s made a lingeringly poignant little movie.
For a movie about community and forgiveness, family and grace, Pieces of April is refreshingly unsappy.
Holmes nails every laugh without missing the dramatic nuances. She makes April and her movie well worth knowing.
Ultimately Hedges’ film, like the turkey, comes out underdone.
Manipulative and cloying, Pieces of April turns into something altogether creepier, even pathological, whenever first-time filmmaker Peter Hedges (screenwriter of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "About a Boy") brings up race.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 65 User Ratings
8.2
77% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 65 User Ratings
8.2
77% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
11% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
12% Negative
8 Ratings
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
