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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, Metacritic 84/100. Scores higher than 92% of the 3,223 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic84/100
691 audience votes
Key crew
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Todd HaynesDirector
- Todd HaynesWriter
Cast
- Julianne MooreCathy Whitaker
- Dennis QuaidFrank Whitaker
- Dennis HaysbertRaymond Deagan
- Patricia ClarksonEleanor Fine
- Viola DavisSybil
- James RebhornDr. Bowman
- Bette HenritzeMrs. Leacock
- Michael GastonStan Fine
- Ryan WardDavid Whitaker
- Lindsay AndrettaJanice Whitaker
- Jordan Nia ElizabethSarah Deagan
- Kyle Timothy SmithBilly Hutchinson
Stills
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Themes
husband wife relationshiphousewifebotanistconnecticutinterracial relationshipmale homosexualityrelationshipsuburbquestioning1950speoplethoughtful
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