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We Were the Mulvaneys

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The Mulvaneys, a seemingly perfect family, are nearly destroyed after daughter Marianne (Tammy Blanchard) is raped at the school prom. Patriarch Michael (Beau Bridges) descends into alcoholism afterward, while mother Corinne (Blythe Danner) tries to deny the incident happened. As her relationship with her parents becomes cold and distant, Marianne is sent away to a relative's home, and her once-pristine reputation is left to be dragged through the mud until one of her brothers takes action.
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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture There is class here, but also Freud... Feb 2, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Poorly written, poorly preformed, poorly edited, poorly everything. This "movie", if one can even call it that, is possibly the worst movie I've ever seen. While the novel does an excellent job at portraying the effects rape can have on a family, the movie, however, does not. It's poor transition from book to movie is one of the worst I've seen. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't know why I watched but I watched the whole thing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member I wanted to love this, but there was something missing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent HBO movie. Crazy parents messing up a perfectly happy family. Not based on a real family, but I am sure there's one out there somewhere.. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A difficult project considering how large the book is. It had a few shaky transitions, but it managed to bring life to most of the book's characters and did include the important elements of the book. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Love Shawn Robs. xoxo Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Peter Werner

Director

Blythe Danner

Corinne Mulvaney

Beau Bridges

Michael Mulvaney, Sr.

Tammy Blanchard

Marianne Mulvaney

Tom Guiry

Judd Mulvaney

Jacob Pitts

Patrick Mulvaney
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Synopsis The Mulvaneys, a seemingly perfect family, are nearly destroyed after daughter Marianne (Tammy Blanchard) is raped at the school prom. Patriarch Michael (Beau Bridges) descends into alcoholism afterward, while mother Corinne (Blythe Danner) tries to deny the incident happened. As her relationship with her parents becomes cold and distant, Marianne is sent away to a relative's home, and her once-pristine reputation is left to be dragged through the mud until one of her brothers takes action.
Director
Peter Werner
Producer
Randy Sutter
Screenwriter
Joyce Eliason, Peter Silverman, Nancy Dalton Silverman
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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