Film · TMDB
7.2Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
Released: 1993-10-01188 minDir: Robert AltmanDrama, Comedy
Cast
- Andie MacDowell as Ann Finnigan
- Bruce Davison as Howard Finnigan
- Jack Lemmon as Paul Finnigan
- Tim Robbins as Gene Shepard
- Julianne Moore as Marian Wyman
- Tom Waits as Earl Piggot
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.6/10
49,030 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
81/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 17 wins & 19 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 3 October 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- incest
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Screenwriter
- Robert Altman
- Cast member
- Alex Trebek
- Composer
- Mark Isham
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Categories
1993 American films1993 comedy-drama films1993 English-language films1993 films1993 independent filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsAmerican independent filmsBDSM in filmsBest Film Independent Spirit Award winnersBest Foreign Film Guldbagge Award winnersEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language independent films