The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others. Scores higher than 95% of the 1,428 1990s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic81/100
982 audience votes
Key crew
- Todd SolondzDirector
- Robbie KondorOriginal Music Composer
- Todd SolondzScreenplay
Cast
- Jane AdamsJoy Jordan
- Philip Seymour HoffmanAllen
- Dylan BakerBill Maplewood
- Lara Flynn BoyleHelen Jordan
- Cynthia StevensonTrish Maplewood
- Louise LasserMona Jordan
- Ben GazzaraLenny Jordan
- Camryn ManheimKristina
- Rufus ReadBilly Maplewood
- Jon LovitzAndy Kornbluth
- Jared HarrisVlad
- Gerry BeckerPsychiatrist
Stills
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Themes
pedophiliadepressionsuicidesecret loverapestrikesibling relationshipnew jerseytherapistfemale loverdark comedysatire
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