Immediate Family

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Immediate Family

PG-13

Released Oct 27, 1989

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

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Michael (James Woods) and Linda (Glenn Close) are a married upper-class couple unable to conceive a child. After speaking to an adoption agency, they meet a pregnant 17-year-old named Lucy (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her boyfriend, Sam (Kevin Dillon). Financially unable to provide for the baby herself, Lucy agrees to be a surrogate mother for the desperate couple. But as her pregnancy progresses, Lucy reconsiders the decision to give up her child.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Lovely performances elevate this predictable drama.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 24, 2002

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

I cared for all of the characters, I was moved by the writing and acting of some of the key scenes, and yet the movie as a whole failed to really reach me.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

A film in which life presents pennies of happiness but set to loan shark prices. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 11, 2022

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Bruce C. Steele

OutWeek

Their willful exploitation of a young woman in financial straits struck me as pathetic, particularly since the Masterson character is as full of life and passion as the yuppie couple is empty.

May 20, 2020

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Kathi Maio

Sojourner

This is a movie that means to be serious and compassionate. And it is, in a way. It is also one of the most dangerously elitist films about parenting that I've seen in a long time.

Sep 7, 2019

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Caffeinated Clint

Film Threat

An intriguing and important watch

Rated: 3/5

Feb 7, 2006

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Steve D

I found it all really uncomfortable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Couple who cannot conceive a child hope to adopt a baby from a pregnant teen. This drama is over the top tearjerking at its best. This could've easily been a Lifetime movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Love this movie. Simple, raw and real...four great actors are what really pull this film together. One of my most quoted lines from this movie is, "Only one of us gets be crazy at a time."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.***

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Una pareja sin hijos (James Woods y Glenn Close), desean adoptar el hijo de una pareja adolescente (Mary Stuart Masterson y Kevin Dillon). Actores de primera categoria atrapados en un drama tipo "Hallmark" que provoca nauseas no debidas al embarazo sino a lo embarazoso de la trama.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Una pareja sin hijos (James Woods y Glenn Close), desean adoptar el hijo de una pareja adolescente (Mary Stuart Masterson y Kevin Dillon). Actores de primera categoria atrapados en un drama tipo "Hallmark" que provoca nauseas no debidas al embarazo sino a lo embarazoso de la trama.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

Michael (James Woods) and Linda (Glenn Close) are a married upper-class couple unable to conceive a child. After speaking to an adoption agency, they meet a pregnant 17-year-old named Lucy (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her boyfriend, Sam (Kevin Dillon). Financially unable to provide for the baby herself, Lucy agrees to be a surrogate mother for the desperate couple. But as her pregnancy progresses, Lucy reconsiders the decision to give up her child.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Producer: Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford
Screenwriter: Barbara Benedek
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.4M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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