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- 2010
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 46 m
- 2010
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 46 m
Summary Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.
Directed By: Lisa Cholodenko
Written By: Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko
- 2010
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 46 m
- 2010
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 46 m
The Kids Are All Right
7.3
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Summary Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.
Directed By: Lisa Cholodenko
Written By: Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
86
90% Positive
35 Reviews
35 Reviews
10% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
86
90% Positive
35 Reviews
35 Reviews
10% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The Kids Are All Right probably could have used a few more scenes to come to an even more satisfying conclusion. But it's a terrific film anyway.
Every scene has its highlights, from amusing observations about sex to poignant truths about parenting and partnerships. But what you'll remember most is the exquisitely lovely final scene, in which Cholodenko reminds us that all we need is a single moment of perfection -in a family, or even in a film - to believe that somehow, things will always be all right.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 289 User Ratings
7.3
76% Positive
220 Ratings
220 Ratings
17% Mixed
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
7% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 289 User Ratings
7.3
76% Positive
220 Ratings
220 Ratings
17% Mixed
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
7% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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The Kids Are All Right isn't just a film that blended family comedy and LGBT movies, it's hysterically funny, witty, and emotional. The screenplay and story are bolstered by amazing, believable performances, and the messages and themes about family values really seem to mean something.
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Cholodenko's casually observant style perfectly matches the cast's thoughtful work, though the film ultimately proves more successful at creating messy situations than trying to resolve them.
Here are five gifted actors at the top of their games as five characters in search of what makes a family.
Mark Ruffalo, in just the right amount of stubble, grease and leather, plays Paul, about as cool an instant dad as a SoCal kid named Laser could hope for.
Serious comedy, powered by an enthusiastic cast and full of good-natured innuendo, Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right gives adolescent coming-of-age and the battle of the sexes a unique twist.
There are not only glancing moments but whole sequences in this movie when the agony of social embarrassment makes you want to haul the characters to their feet and slap them in the chops.
This is a wonderful, little film. Entertaining, charming, realistic, **** of the above. The acting, and script came together to really illuminate the dynamics of the modern family. It would appear that some people didn't receive the ending well, but I think the ending is very fitting for the story. Not all gifts come with a bow and that's what the ending is to me. In fact, I don't think it needs a bow. The contents alone is what makes this movie stand out. I highly recommend it.
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I liked the film. The performances are great (Annette Bening especially) and the pacing was good, but I think this film is very overrated. This was not the cutting-edge family drama I was expecting. Bening completely deserved her Oscar nomination, but that should have been the film's only nomination.
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Calling this movie a film is a disgrace to all films out there. This movie was unrealistic, predictable and extremely lacking in editing. The cinematography in this movie was absolutely offel and the dialogue was pathetic and unrealistic. Through the movie the characters were acting unrealistically and unaturally and some of the most important scenes of this movie were said with no enthusiasm by them. This movie was not only an unrealistic portrayal of a lesbian family but simply an unrealistic portrayal of any family. The movie gave you the total inability to relate with any of the characters except with some odd scenes. Most of the soundtrack was pretty terrible as well. The preview is very misleading and makes the movie appear to actually be good. Since choosing this movie my dad will no longer let me pick what movie we go see together for at least three weeks. This movie is a total waste of money and time.
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Production Company
Focus Features,
Gilbert Films,
Saint Aire Production,
10th Hole Productions,
Antidote Films (I),
Mandalay Vision,
UGC PH
Release Date Jul 9, 2010
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating R
Tagline Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 7 Wins & 15 Nominations
