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The Savages is a 2007 American drama and comedy film directed and written by Tamara Jenkins. Produced by Alexander Payne and distributed by Searchlight Pictures, the movie stars Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, and David Zayas. The narrative follows a sister and brother who care for their ailing father, exploring themes of sibling and parent-child relationships. The story is set in New York and Arizona, with filming taking place in Arizona.
The film has a runtime of 114 minutes and was originally released in English and German. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critical assessments include a 90% rating, a 7.5 out of 10 score, and an 85 out of 100 Metascore. The movie was rated R and has been noted for passing the Bechdel test.
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6.9A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Cast
- Laura Linney as Wendy Savage
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Jon Savage
- Philip Bosco as Lenny Savage
- Peter Friedman as Larry
- David Zayas as Eduardo
- Gbenga Akinnagbe as Jimmy
Themes
- daughter
- depression
- sibling relationship
- parent child relationship
- literature professor
- brother
- professor
- son
- alzheimer's disease
- pflegen
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
39,735 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 17 wins & 33 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Tamara Jenkins
- Screenwriter
- Tamara Jenkins
- Cast member
- Peter Frechette
- Composer
- Stephen Trask
- Producer
- Alexander Payne
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Filming location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 401547
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/thesavages
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- publication date
- 2008-04-24
- title
- The Savages
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Alexander Payne
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 85/100
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