Men Don't Leave

Men Don't Leave (1989)

  • 76% of critics liked it
    (17 reviews)

  • 56% of users liked it
    (461 ratings)

Weighed down by her late husband's debts, widow Beth Macauley (Jessica Lange) is compelled to sell her home and move to a less costly locale. She relocates in Baltimore with her resentful sons Chris (Chris O'Donnell) and Matt (Charlie Korsmo) and takes a job at a ramshackle gourmet food store… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 55 min.
Directed By
Paul Brickman
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 15, 1990 Wide
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Performances to die for

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Watching the suffering, growth, and personal renewal of these likeable characters we gain a fresh perspective on our primal feelings about the family circle.

  • Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

    Unexpectedly vivid; great work by Lange and Cusack.

  • Oz, eFilmCritic.com

    O'Donnell impresses but, surprisingly enough, Lange drags things down to a place where only a formula finish can end things without the audience throwing fruit.

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    One of the most unjustly underappreciated films of the 1990s; wonderfully acted

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