An ambitious debut for writer/director Bart Freundlich charting the unrest with a family who gather together for thanks giving. "The Myth of Fingerprints" promises reality and the audience is in fact confronted with a wave of honest, hurting, wonderful, banal, outstanding and int...( read more)
Arija Bareikis, Blythe Danner, Brian Kerwin
A Sundance Festival special, this indie family comedy-drama was given unduly harsh treatment by critics when it was released. Starring as the long-estranged son of an emotionally distant father, Noah...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 9, 2000
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May 5, 2008
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February 14, 2009
With this film Noah Wyle gives a great performance, considering he is an amature to the big screen. Blythe Danner is still as lovely as ever, as are the rest of this astoundingly good looking family. Its Freundlich frist film and it was great effort. Worth the time to watch.
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June 30, 2008
A little slow-paced and it never really goes anywhere, but kind of poignant at the same time.
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