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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 8m.
Synopsis
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic81/100
712 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert AltmanDirector
- Robert AltmanScreenplay
- Frank BarhydtScreenplay
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Andie MacDowellAnn Finnigan
- Bruce DavisonHoward Finnigan
- Jack LemmonPaul Finnigan
- Tim RobbinsGene Shepard
- Julianne MooreMarian Wyman
- Tom WaitsEarl Piggot
- Lily TomlinDoreen Piggot
- Fred WardStuart Kane
- Chris PennJerry Kaiser
- Frances McDormandBetty Weathers
- Madeleine StoweSherri Shepard
- Jennifer Jason LeighLois Kaiser
Stills
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Themes
suicidehelicoptercheatingloss of loved onefishingjazz singer or musicianmodern societycellistearthquakelos angeles, californiahit by a carmultiple storylines
The Best Movies of 1993
Short Cuts is #16 of 60
