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Eulogy

Play trailer Poster for Eulogy R Released Oct 15, 2004 1h 31m Comedy LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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After the death of her cranky grandfather (Rip Torn), Kate (Zooey Deschanel) arrives in Rhode Island to deliver the eulogy at his funeral. While she struggles to think of something nice to say, her family begins fighting. Kate's father, Daniel (Hank Azaria), secretly works in pornography, while her mother, Lucy (Kelly Preston), has come out of the closet, outraging Lucy's sister, Alice (Debra Winger). As secrets emerge, Kate fights her attraction to ex-boyfriend Ryan (Jesse Bradford).
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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Neither ditzy enough as comedy nor realistic enough as human drama to live a long life. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 19, 2004 Full Review Jack Mathews New York Daily News When a filmmaker is savvy enough to hire Torn to play an eccentric codger, then has him do little more than play dead in a casket, he has a lot of learning to do. Rated: 2/4 Oct 15, 2004 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post That Eulogy has any laughs is largely a testament to the understated Romano -- he and Deschanel are the only ones in the cast who aren't straining to be funny. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 15, 2004 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens The ultimate eulogy here: A family's love isn't always expressed in hearts and flowers. Sometimes, nothing says "family" like dysfunction and the sting of a little rapier wit. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rated: 1/5 Feb 16, 2009 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Prasad S A light comedy which you can watch and find stupidity people do when grown people react to the loss of a parent . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review Cristiana B I think "Meh" is too great a compliment for this tacky mess. "Rotten" is about right. I just didn't care about any of these annoying characters, or think anything about them was funny. My husband thought it was "pretty good" though, so we watched the whole thing - but if it had been up to me, I would have turned it off within ten minutes! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/22 Full Review robert p Never have I laughed so much as this dark comedy (The only darker comedy I like better is "Little Miss Sunshine"). I can not give it *5* stars because of "LMS" but I do give this movie a good recommendation it is funny as all git out! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ROSS M Despite the critics, this one is highly amusing for about 60% of it's running time & then starts to pull its punches & run out of steam. The good portion is laceratingly funny, the bad is filler-we-have-all-seen. The lesbian sub-plot is indicative - it provides the straight man (no pun intended) for a series of solid riffs & then heads for the most predictable & safest waters imaginable. Is there anyone anywhere who did not see that denouement coming? The twins are excellent but run out of lines. The whole cast (especially Piper Laurie & even Ray Ramondo) dives in to the film with gusto & give the film a lot of it's charm but the script can't support them to the end. A disappointing failure of courage. I'd normally rate a 3 but have awarded an extra half point thanks to the critics being, well, over critical. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/20 Full Review steve d Entertainingly odd but fairly forgettable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It could have been a very funny and enjoyable movie. It has great actors that did terrible acting. It seems all of the lines were forced. Zooey Deschanel (Kate Collins/character) was absolutely terrible. It was like she didn't even want to be in the movie. The humor really never flowed. Jesse Bradford (Ryan Carmichael, Boyfriend to Kate) was the best & most believable character. But poor directing and terrible editing really liked this otherwise better movie. They really missed the mark. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After the death of her cranky grandfather (Rip Torn), Kate (Zooey Deschanel) arrives in Rhode Island to deliver the eulogy at his funeral. While she struggles to think of something nice to say, her family begins fighting. Kate's father, Daniel (Hank Azaria), secretly works in pornography, while her mother, Lucy (Kelly Preston), has come out of the closet, outraging Lucy's sister, Alice (Debra Winger). As secrets emerge, Kate fights her attraction to ex-boyfriend Ryan (Jesse Bradford).
Director
Michael Clancy
Producer
Kirk D'Amico, Steven Haft, Lucas Foster, Richard B. Lewis
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Equity Pictures Medienfonds, Eulogy Productions LLC, Myriad Pictures, Cherry Road Films LLC, Haft Entertainment, Ovation Entertainment LLC
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 15, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$70.5K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
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