My Sister's Keeper (2002)
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55% of users liked it
(658 ratings)
Based on a true story, My Sister's Keeper stars Kathy Bates as Christine, who since childhood has suffered from a debilitating mental illness. Spending most of her life in and out of various institutions, Christine has long yearned for independence, but is unable to wrest free of her controlling… More Based on a true story, My Sister's Keeper stars Kathy Bates as Christine, who since childhood has suffered from a debilitating mental illness. Spending most of her life in and out of various institutions, Christine has long yearned for independence, but is unable to wrest free of her controlling mother, Helen (Lynn Redgrave). Upon Helen's death, her other daughter, Judy (Elizabeth Perkins), a successful, self-absorbed art director who has deliberately distanced herself from her family, is appointed trustee of the troubled Christine. The rest of the film chronicles Judy's frustrated efforts to balance her sister's needs with her own, and Christine's ongoing ambition to stand on her own two feet. Though the filmed studiously avoids false sentiment and pathos, it still manages to touch even the hardest of hearts. Adapted from a book by Margaret Moorman, My Sister's Keeper was first seen as a CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation on January 27, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ron Lagomarsino
- Genres
- Drama, Television
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 27, 2002 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Hilton Thomas, Empire Magazine
Melodramatic and commercial elements try their best to turn you away but this moving, provocative drama will grip your heart -- and hold it.
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Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
Pulling at our heartstrings, director Nick Cassavetes collaborates with The Notebook screenwriter to deliver an acutely sensitive screenplay exploring the inexplicable. Issues of morality, determination & inevitability swirl around those of life & death
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Cast
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Kathy Bates
as Christine
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Elizabeth Perkins
as Judy
- Lynn Redgrave
- Clark Gregg
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David St. James
as George
- Kathleen Wilhoite
- Hallee Hirsh
- Kimberly J. Brown
- Bobby Harwell
- Jascha Washington
