Marvin's Room

Name: Marvin's Room
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 18, 1996
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro

1996

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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews

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Miramax Films | Release Date: December 18, 1996 | PG-13

Starring: Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro

Summary: Seventeen years ago, fiercely independent Lee (Streep) left home ... and left behind her kindhearted sister Bessie (Keaton) to care for their father, Marvin (Cronyn). But now Lee is returning with her teenage son (DiCaprio), for a homecoming that's sure to turn the entire household upside down. (BV Entertainment)

Director: Jerry Zaks

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 min

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Keith Phipps

Nonetheless, Marvin's Room is not only sharply written and well-acted, but it's also the rare sort of film that takes an honest and uncompromising look at death and dying. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Yet, even on those occasions when the screenplay falters, the actors are there to take up the slack. Read full review

Richard Corliss

Marvin's Room, the 1991 Scott McPherson play, filmed by Jerry Zaks, is an old-fashioned weepie of noble mien with many bright moments and a superb cast. Read full review

Staff (not credited)

Tony Award-winning stage director Jerry Zaks' debut feature is a gentle, surprisingly funny film about dying that manages to tug a few heartstrings without the usual emotional manhandling. Read full review

David Ansen

With Rachel Portman's music tugging too hard for tears, the movie sometimes comes dangerously close to being the soap opera McPherson worked so hard to disguise. Read full review

Elvis Mitchell

This film often fumbles, but it finally tugs at the heartstrings all the same. Read full review

Eric Brace

Keaton and DiCaprio manage to bring several levels of emotion to their characters, but everyone else is a cardboard cut-out. Read full review

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Andres

Sep 14, 2009

Wonderful. Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep were just amazing.

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ExpatMichael

Oct 19, 2013

This is among my favorite films. The acting was superb. The story just tugs at your heart. I cried like a baby. I am astonished that the critics score is so low. They can be so cynical.

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