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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics

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Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

Summary: In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. And young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Things get bad...
Runtime: 112 min
Rating: Rated R for sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language.
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Language: English
Home Release Date: Dec 17, 2002
Director Credit
Ang Lee Director
Writer Credit
James Schamus Writer
Rick Moody Novel
Principal Cast Credit
Joan Allen Elena Hood
Kevin Kline Ben Hood
Cast Credit
Adam Hann-Byrd Sandy Carver
Christina Ricci Wendy Hood
David Krumholtz Francis Davenport
Elijah Wood Mikey Carver
Henry Czerny George Clair
Jamey Sheridan Jim Carver
Kate Burton Dorothy Franklin
Katie Holmes Libbets Casey
Maia Danziger Mrs. Gadd
Michael Cumpsty Philip Edwards
Sigourney Weaver Janey Carver
Tobey maguire Paul Hood
William Cain Ted Shackley
Producer Credit
Alysse Bezahler Associate Producer
Ang Lee Producer
Anthony Bregman Associate Producer
James Schamus Producer
Ted Hope Producer
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