Fanny, Annie & Danny

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Fanny, Annie & Danny

Released Apr 16, 2010

1h 22m

Drama

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A woman brings together her dysfunctional adult offspring for Christmas.

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Jaime N. Christley

Slant Magazine

Writer-director Chris Brown makes a play for the "And You Thought Your Family Was Crazy" sweepstakes with Fanny, Annie & Danny.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 9, 2011

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

"Fanny, Annie & Danny" may be an unpleasant story about unpleasant characters, but the acting is fabulous.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 8, 2011

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

The more difficult characters here (all female) and resulting character dynamics are so consistently shrill that the pic feels a bit too one-dimensional and cruel to leave the small-tragedy aftertaste it could have.

Dec 6, 2011

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Mark Bell

Film Threat

I left the film feeling horrible for or about the characters onscreen, but it doesn't mean this is a bad movie; it's a really great movie, just not a feel-good movie.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 12, 2012

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

A superbly orchestrated screenplay, astonishing performances and riveting direction from San Francisco filmmaker Chris Brown deliver a family drama with darkly humorous riffs

Oct 28, 2012

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Christian Toto

Big Hollywood

Fanny, Annie & Danny will make you run up and hug your sketchiest uncle this holiday season. Family dysfunction at its finest.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 26, 2012

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Absolutely loved this. It's Rodd and my new holiday favorite.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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You've heard of families who put the "fun" in "dysfunctional." That's not this family. These people are downright hateful. There's a bitter, controlling mother (one of the most memorable performances I've seen this year!) who has a clear favorite among her three children and doesn't hesitate to let everyone know it. Her favorite is her son, Danny, who has no interest in his doting mother -- since he's too busy looking out for himself. One daughter, Annie, has built up a lifetime of resentment because she's had to look out for her developmentally disabled older sister, Fanny. There's a father around, too, but he's just trying his best to stay out of everyone's way. When this fragile, wounded clan gets together for Christmas, there are sure to be awkward moments, tears and yelling, guilt trips, hurt feelings and plenty of drama. It's cynical, darkly comical, weird, angst-filled, quirky and a complete original. A wondrous discovery. See it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Writer-director Chris Brown obviously loathes Christmas, and that's just fine with us, especially as that hostility has resulted in such a dark and funny film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

A woman brings together her dysfunctional adult offspring for Christmas.

Director: Chris Brown
Producer: Morgan Schmidt-Feng
Screenwriter: Chris Brown
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 22m

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