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Postcards from the Edge
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Postcards from the Edge is a 1990 American drama and comedy film directed by Mike Nichols and produced by John Calley. The screenplay was written by Carrie Fisher, with music by Carly Simon. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, and Gene Hackman. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and focuses on a dysfunctional family, specifically exploring mother-daughter relationships and drug addiction within the Hollywood context.
The film was released by Columbia Pictures and later distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. It has a runtime of 101 minutes and was rated R. Critical reception included a Metascore of 71 and an Rotten Tomatoes rating of 83%. The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Actress, and won two other awards out of twelve total nominations.
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6.6A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Suzanne Vale
- Shirley MacLaine as Doris Mann
- Dennis Quaid as Jack Faulkner
- Gene Hackman as Lowell Kolchek
- Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Frankenthal
- Rob Reiner as Joe Pierce
Themes
- drug addiction
- drug rehabilitation
- hollywood
- based on memoir or autobiography
- mother daughter relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
20,788 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
71/100
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 12 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Mike Nichols
- Screenwriter
- Carrie Fisher
- Cast member
- Barbara Garrick
- Composer
- Carly Simon
- Producer
- John Calley
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Michael Ballhaus
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 315613
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-01-10
- film editor
- Sam O'Steen
- title
- Postcards from the Edge
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- production designer
- Patrizia von Brandenstein
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 83%
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