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The Perfect Family

PG-13 Released May 4, 2012 1h 24m Comedy Drama LGBTQ+ List
50% Tomatometer 34 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A devout parishioner (Kathleen Turner) goes to extremes when she becomes obsessed with winning the coveted title of Catholic Woman of the Year.
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Roger Moore Tribune News Service This Kathleen Turner vehicle is a stiff, a picture with so little urgency that it drags on like a sermon without end, with all the flavor of a communion wafer. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 4, 2013 Full Review Barbara VanDenburgh Arizona Republic It would be ripe territory for self-reflection if this sloppy debut from filmmaker Anne Renton weren't plagued with as much self-doubt and uncertainty as its lead Catholic. Rated: 2.5/5 May 17, 2012 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle At the most fundamental level, as a work of entertainment, it fails. Scenes meander pointlessly, beginning and ending without any change or story movement. Rated: 1/4 May 10, 2012 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens The Perfect Family -- a perfect little gem of heart and humor. Nov 26, 2019 Full Review Rob Hunter Film School Rejects Rated: B- May 12, 2012 Full Review Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com Turner is terrific, but The Perfect Family doesn't know quite what to do with her energy, eventually taking on so much surplus woe, there's no chance for a clean exit. Rated: C May 11, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This would have been bad even for a made for TV movie. Simply put boring, terrible Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Dark comedy about how one's faith clouds our relations with family Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I actually liked this a little more than I thought I would. I can't help feel that it would have been a better movie without Kathleen Turner, though.... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, and Michael McGrady literally knocked me down with their performances in this, especially Kathleen's. Not what I was expecting. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Very heartfelt and moving. This movie took a more middle of the road approach and it is in its subtleties where the charm of this movie is found. I can see why some might not respond to this movie because nothing hits you over the head, but personally I appreciated that in this movie. Nicely done. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Actually interesting Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A devout parishioner (Kathleen Turner) goes to extremes when she becomes obsessed with winning the coveted title of Catholic Woman of the Year.
Director
Anne Renton
Producer
Jennifer Rubin, Cora Olson
Screenwriter
Paula Goldberg, Claire V. Riley
Distributor
Variance Films
Production Co
Present Pictures, Certainty Films
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 4, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$107.7K
Runtime
1h 24m
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