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The seemingly stable Travis family crumbles when one of the children kills himself in this wrenching drama about long-buried secrets and lies, and ties that bind too tightly. Soon after the tragedy, p...( read more 
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MCT:July 25, 2008What an amazing movie. Makes you travel with it. A movie-container of values like love and friendship that are so generously offered to the viewer. The performances are extraordinary. The greatest journal into a family's long-forgotten lies and remorses. Astonishing. Breath-taking.
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MCT:June 29, 2008
How cool is Sigourney Weaver in Imaginary Heroes? Simply amazing, and it's such a shame this film is relatively unknown because it doesn't deserve that status. Terribly underrated for reasons beyond me. Dysfunctional family films are ten a penny, but Imaginary Heroes is different. Dan Harris has scripted a very beautiful tale about a family falling apart after the suicde of their eldest son. But don't start thinking this is one of those dreary, depressing films, it's not. Extremely funny especially Weaver, it really is a joy to watch, especially when you see her and Hirsch onscreen together. One worth seeing
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MCT:May 29, 2008
Another wonderful suburban set drama with bursts of quirkiness and real humour. The cast and the unravelling script were amazing... Check it out!
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MCT:May 18, 2008It seems like you are watching one family's daily life, with their deep problems, an extremely real movie.
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MCT:April 5, 2008
Well, I watched this not knowing anything about it except that Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Williams were in it, which was enough for me to warrant it a place on my rental queue. If I was to compare it to anything else I've seen, I guess Moonlight Mile and The Squid and the Whale spring to mind, but it's definitely an original in its own right.
A slow pace that drip-feeds info that doesn't seem relevant until later is a risky approach, and for the first half-hour I was seriously considering switching it off and doing something else. It wasn't because it was boring, far from it, but I was guessing where things were heading and the quirkiness of it was pissing me off a bit. It's not until the New Year scene that things really begin to kick off, the story begins to take shape and character motivations start to become clear. I can't pretend to be unbiased here - a lot of things that happen are spookily resonant from my own experiences - and the climax of the New Year scene onwards I was gripped until the (slightly uneasy) hopeful ending.
Plainly but effectively shot, there a few loose ends here which seem the result of some deleted scenes that could do with being put back in, Imaginary Heroes is above all excellently acted. We've all seen movies with the cool parent figure dealing with grief by having a crisis and turning to pot, but Sigourney Weaver's performance puts a fresh spin on a potentially clichéd character. Jeff Daniels initially seems like he's going to be a bore but pulls things together, and there's a moment towards the end here where I was sure I knew how the confrontation with Tim (Emile Hirsch) was going to go down and was surprised and moved when the opposite happened. Sadly, Michelle Williams only has a small role but even so makes an impact whenever she's on screen. Biggest surprise of all is Emile Hirsch, who is simply superb here as Tim - I'm beginning to warm to him as an actor after dismissing him as just another pretty boy. Shame on me.
EDIT: After watching The Mudge Boy and noticing some thematic similarities (although the actual tone, setting and style are completely different), I wouldn't be surprised if Emile Hirsch was cast based on his strength in that picture, and he's equally good here.
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MCT:December 2, 2007
Post Ordinary People and precursor to Little Miss Sunshine? Or alternate version of Squid & Whale? Tryin hard for Level One existentialism but the actin is good enough for an enjoyable watch anyway. Just didn't like the preachin.
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MCT:November 10, 2007
an extremely underrated gem in my opinion. Give it a watch, Sigourney Weaver and Emile Hirsch really steal the the show.
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MCT:November 3, 2007The movie tries to be a new Ordinary People but fails because none of the characters seem entirely real.
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MCT:October 22, 2007
One of the best movies I'd seen in a long time. Watching each member of the family struggle with their own demons after the death of the oldest son is just amazing. They are all completely different characters with their own slight similarities. It is really funny in places and completely poignant. Sigourney Weaver and Emile Hirsch steal the show and rightly so. If you haven't seen it then check it out NOW. You won't be disappointed!!
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MCT:September 2, 2007
Well, I haven't seen movies like this before, I guess. Refreshingly different and somewhat original to me though fails to bring much of an enlightment.
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MCT:July 31, 2007A dysfunctional family deal with the suicide of it's golden boy son in differing ways in a low-key indie-style drama that's not as funny or clever as it thinks it is, but it contains some sensitive performances and is delivered with a light comic touch. Makes a nice change from the usual kind of weepy melodrama you expect from this kind of subject matter.
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MCT:June 27, 2007
possibly my favorite film of all time. so emotional and deep. fantastic, pure acting from everyone involved. this film holds a lot of meaning in my life.
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MCT:June 23, 2007
Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time. If you haven't seen it yet, then watch it right away!
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MCT:June 12, 2007Emile Hirsch chooses emotionally vulnerable "misfit" roles and works well with it. He never fails to move me.
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MCT:June 10, 2007
i thought this was very good. it's about a family coming closer together although it is rather depressing throughout it's uplifting by the end. sigourney weaver was alright in it. a decent drama. no one really stole the show
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MCT:June 2, 2007
i really appreciated this. no one's life is perfect and everyone's family is effed up, the end. a little torn on the end...but whatever.
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MCT:June 1, 2007
SO SAD, SO GREAT!
If u don't have someting to think about, see this. You're going to think about it for at cuple of days. -
MCT:March 26, 2007
A well made indie comedy/drama that has strong performances. Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels all wonderful in thier roles and its well written and directed by first time director Dan Harris (who co-wrote "X-Men 2" and "Superman Returns"). Its a bit overlong but I really liked it.
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MCT:March 21, 2007
This movie is becoming one of my favorites. The plotline is great esp. Emile Hirsch's performance.
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(Tim and Vern talking in a hospital patient lounge)
Tim: "What happened to you?"
Vern: "Well I've been trying to relocate to a higher plane of life, unsucessfully."
Tim: "You have to cut up and down not across."
Vern: "Yeah, if you don't mind bleeding slowly for five hours."
Tim: "Why?"
Vern: "Because there is nothing here that I even remotely care about. I've got nothing to fight for, and if I don't want to live here why should I have to, and I don't care how much better off I am than everyone else, thats not the point."
Tim: "I think you're my new hero."
Vern: "You know one of two things happen when you meet your heroes. Either they're assholes, or they're just like you are. Either way you always lose." -
MCT:March 16, 2007
This is my favorite movie in the world. It has such a raw plotline that just sucks you in from beginning to end. It definitely puts family, no matter how dysfunctional, into perspective.
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MCT:March 11, 2007
absolutely amazing movie!!!! its a movie that all people can relate to, even if they arent going through the same problems, simply becuase stuff like this is surrounding us. i loved it!
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MCT:March 9, 2007
I dont think I've ever seen a movie like this. I bought it for myself on my birthday maybe a year or two ago and I fell in love w/ it right away.
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MCT:January 2, 2007
dear god this movie piles on the drama....and its all the better for it.....dont watch it without a tissue
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SamNixonposted 787 days ago
