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Production countries: United States
Origin countries: United States
Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Lone Star Film Group, This is that, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Cooper's Town, Savage Productions
Budget: $8,000,000
Revenue: $10,653,221

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Production countries: United States
Origin countries: United States
Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Lone Star Film Group, This is that, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Cooper's Town, Savage Productions
Budget: $8,000,000
Revenue: $10,653,221

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The Savages R

Released Drama Comedy

28 Nov, 2007 (US) 1h 54min

The Savages R

Released Drama Comedy

28 Nov, 2007 (US) 1h 54min

Directed by Tamara Jenkins

There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now.

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Directed by Tamara Jenkins

There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now.

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Laura Linney

Wendy Savage

62 yrs

Philip Seymour Hoffman

†

Jon Savage

46 yrs

Philip Bosco

†

Lenny Savage

88 yrs

Peter Friedman

Larry

77 yrs

David Zayas

Eduardo

64 yrs

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Jimmy

47 yrs

Cara Seymour

Kasia

62 yrs

Tonye Patano

Ms. Robinson

64 yrs

Guy Boyd

Bill Lachman

83 yrs

Debra Monk

Nancy Lachman

77 yrs

Rosemary Murphy

†

Doris Metzger

89 yrs

Hal Blankenship

Burt

The Savages R

The Savages R

There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now.

There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now.

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Laura Linney

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Bosco

Peter Friedman

David Zayas

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Cara Seymour

Tonye Patano

Guy Boyd

Debra Monk

Rosemary Murphy

Hal Blankenship

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