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6.6In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.
Released: 1987-11-25116 minDir: Bill ForsythComedy, DramaBox office: $1.1M
Cast
- Christine Lahti as Sylvie Fisher
- Sara Walker as Ruth
- Andrea Burchill as Lucille
- Anne Pitoniak as Aunt Lily
- Barbara Reese as Aunt Nona
- Margot Pinvidic as Helen
Themes
- small town
- based on novel or book
- train accident
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
2,987 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 683716
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- publication date
- 1987-12-11
- title
- Housekeeping
- review score
- 7.1/10
- capital cost
- 5500000
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Categories
1987 American films1987 comedy-drama films1987 English-language films1987 filmsAmerican black comedy filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsAmerican drama filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms about dysfunctional familiesFilms about floodsFilms about orphansFilms about railway accidents and incidentsFilms about single parent familiesFilms about sistersFilms about suicideFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by Bill ForsythFilms set in IdahoFilms set in the 1950sFilms set on lakesFilms shot in British ColumbiaRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 2 release dates