Marvin's Room overview

...ranks in these movie lists:

Marvins Room

Synopsis:

Two sisters try to set their familial differences aside -- one in hopes of saving her own life -- in this drama with comic accents. Bessie (Diane Keaton) has lived in Florida for the past 20 years, where she's been caring for her chronically ill father Marvin (Hume Cronyn) and her Aunt Ruth (Gwen Verdon), who does not seem well aquatinted with reality. While Bessie's life has not been easy, she feels that it's rewarding in its way, and she's come to love her father very much. However, when Bessie is diagnosed with cancer, she's told that the only treatment likely to save her would be a bone marrow transplant from a close relative -- which leads Bessie to contact her sister Lee (Meryl Streep) for the first time since their father fell ill.


see full synopsis

Movie Details:

  • Director: Jerry Zaks
  • Studio: Miramax, Scott Rudin, Tribeca
  • Year: 1996
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG13 (for thematic elements and brief language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color

Exclusive coverage