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- 1999
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 9 m
- 1999
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 9 m
Summary A young mentally-challenged woman (Lewis) moves out from her mother's house and falls in love with a young man similarly challenged (Ribisi).
Directed By: Garry Marshall
Written By: Alexandra Rose, Blair Richwood, Bob Brunner, Garry Marshall
- 1999
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 9 m
- 1999
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 9 m
The Other Sister
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7.2
Summary A young mentally-challenged woman (Lewis) moves out from her mother's house and falls in love with a young man similarly challenged (Ribisi).
Directed By: Garry Marshall
Written By: Alexandra Rose, Blair Richwood, Bob Brunner, Garry Marshall
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
28
5% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
48% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
48% Negative
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
28
5% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
48% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
48% Negative
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
Marshall has an astounding instinct for popular entertainment. He's done it again with The Other Sister.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.2
73% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
27% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.2
73% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
27% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
I Absolutely Love this movie. This is definitely one of my favorites. The movie is realistic and the actors and actresses are amazing. This movie shows the life of a young autistic girl and boy. This movie teaches the audience that people diagnosed with Autism can still be responsible and mature. This movie also proves how people don't believe people with autism can be as responsible as others, but Carla proves them wrong. I strongly recommend this movie to children 13 and up due to some inappropriate scene.
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Falls into a familiar trap, resembling a neatly wrapped made-for-TV homily. [26 February 1999, Friday, p.A]
What redeems the film…are its three outstanding performances.
There's little to recommend this movie, which is part and parcel with Marshall's schlock-dominated body of work.
By coddling viewers and micromanaging our responses, The Other Sister shows almost as little respect for the audience as Elizabeth does for her feisty, underappreciated daughter.
Contrived, clueless, reprehensible.
