Sordid Lives

R

Released May 11, 2001

1h 51m

Comedy

LGBTQ+

List

37%

Tomatometer

27 Reviews

85%

Audience Score

2,500+ Ratings

Sometimes it takes a death to bring a family together. The all-star casts puts a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and "coming out" in a Texas family. The eccentric cast of characters come together when their intertwining lives prepare for the funeral of the family matriarch.

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Robert K. Elder

Chicago Tribune

A train wreck you can't help but watch.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 20, 2002

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Erin Meister

Boston Globe

While the film at times feels like a clumsily acted play, a surprising turn by Delta Burke carries the cast out of the doldrums of an often-strained plot line.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 28, 2002

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

A movie that, while robustly performed ... has the strange effect of not so much opening up a play for the screen as closing it in.

Jan 18, 2002

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

May 31, 2005

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Janet Branagan

Apollo Guide

Runs the risk of alienating its audience by going a little too far over the top and, in its efforts to be different, delivers instead, more of the same.

Rated: 57/100

Aug 3, 2003

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Texans are idiots, but they have hearts as big as the great outdoors--I get it already.

Rated: 0/4

Apr 2, 2003

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santiago v

A very funny cult classic. The performances of Leslie Jordan and Delta Burke show they were still on top of their game.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/23

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Tyson M

Awesome!! A Cult Classic!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/23

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Em H

It upsets me how many people have never seen this dark comedy. The world misses Leslie Jordan, and Brother Boy is one of those roles that are why. If you grew up in a small town where people are close, but homophobia is high then this is the movie for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/23

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kenneth b

I don't know how I missed this movie, but I only stumbled upon it accidentally after Olivia Newton-John died. But I'm glad I did. Excellent performances by the solid cast and delightfully low budget! It's always nice to see the reflection of a boom mic in a picture on the wall, or a serious open casket funeral scene where the dead person is clearly breathing! LOL.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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jonathan m

The show was amazing Sordid Life's the Series it left on a cliff hanger it was the last time I watched a show. It got cancled just like, Cybill ! 5 mrs buchanns, Union Square, Style and Grace to name a few everything I liked got cancled so I just stopped watching TV.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

It ages well from whim I saw it when it came out. Bold campy tough truths. Deservedly a cult classic. Should be seen every twenty years

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Synopsis

Sometimes it takes a death to bring a family together. The all-star casts puts a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and "coming out" in a Texas family. The eccentric cast of characters come together when their intertwining lives prepare for the funeral of the family matriarch.

Director: Del Shores
Producer: Victoria Alonso, Max Civon, J. Todd Harris, Sharyn Lane, Steve Cubine
Screenwriter: Del Shores, Del Shores
Distributor: here! Films, Regent Entertainment [us]
Production Co: Daly-Harris Productions, Sordid Lives, LLC, Davis Entertainment Classics
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Language)
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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