Marvin's Room
1996 · Movie · 1h 38m · PG-13
Drama
"A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together."
Overview
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
67/100
Key crew
- Jerry ZaksDirector
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
- Scott McPhersonScreenplay
Cast
- Meryl StreepLee Wakefield Lacker
- Diane KeatonBessie Wakefield
- Leonardo DiCaprioHank Lacker
- Robert De NiroWallace "Wally" Carter
- Hume CronynMarvin Wakefield
- Gwen VerdonRuth Wakefield
- Hal ScardinoCharlie Lacker
- Dan HedayaRobert "Bob" Carter
- Margo MartindaleCharlotte Samit
- Cynthia NixonRetirement Home Director
- Kelly RipaCoral
- John CallahanLance
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Themes
floridasibling relationshipbased on play or musicalsisterleukemiareunioncancerbone marrow transplantestranged sister