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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 66/100. Scores higher than 83% of the 3,226 2000s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic66/100
407 audience votes
Key crew
- Raymond De FelittaDirector
- Raymond De FelittaWriter
- Jan A. P. KaczmarekOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Andy GarciaVince Rizzo
- Julianna MarguliesJoyce Rizzo
- Steven StraitTony
- Emily MortimerMolly Charlesworth
- Ezra MillerVincent "Vinnie" Rizzo, Jr.
- Dominik GarciaVivian Rizzo
- Carrie Baker ReynoldsDenise
- Hope Glendon-RossCheryl
- Alan ArkinMichael Malakov
- Louis MustilloBruno
- Jee Young HanCasting Assistant
- Sarah SaltzbergCasting Director
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Themes
fetishismstripperfamily secretsdysfunctional familyprison guardconvictauditionchubby womanextramarital affairbronx, new york cityacting lesson