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The Savages

2007
Comedy
Drama
1h 53m
A sister (Linney) and brother (Hoffman) face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father. (imdb)
Directed by:
Tamara Jenkins Tamara Jenkins
Written by:
Tamara Jenkins Tamara Jenkins
Starring:
Laura Linney Laura Linney Cara Seymour Cara Seymour Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Peter Friedman Peter Friedman Margo Martindale Margo Martindale Philip Bosco Philip Bosco David Zayas David Zayas Gbenga Akinnagbe Gbenga Akinnagbe Zoe Kazan Zoe Kazan
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Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, Cantonese, German
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2007
Comedy
Drama
1h 53m
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recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 27 May 2009
80
72nd
I went in thinking it was a movie about the family of the kid who played Kevin Arnold on the Wonder Years. Boy was I pleasantly surprised!
Rated 27 May 2009
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 16 Jan 2012
40
28th
Following the standard Indie formula: Estranged, emotionally crippled people from dysfunctional families laugh, cry and mature a little, after coming to terms with their own mortality as well as their failure as human beings. Fine performances all around, yo. There's just something about a movie about a writer, who's writing a book about Bertol Brecht, that makes my eye twitch uncontrollably.
Rated 16 Jan 2012
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 25 May 2009
84
81st
Reminded me very much of the never-talked-about, but severely underrated, "You Can Count on Me", in that you have a very unique and un-Hollywood presentation of a realistic brother/sister relationship. And Laura Linney is great in both, by the way. I expected this to be kind of a bummer -- it sounded like the worst kind of indie navel-gazing -- but I was pleasantly surprised to find that wasn't the case. Subtly funny, authentic, well-acted, touching without being maudlin. Great job by Jenkins.
Rated 25 May 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 12 Apr 2008
8
82nd
The most overlooked film of 2007 (it was a great year) and one that I could relate to cause of my own grandfather - my dad couldn't even watch it. Should've won best writing oscar, how that piece of shit Juno won I will never know. SUP HOME SKILLET. GREAT WRITING ALERT.
Rated 12 Apr 2008
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 26 Jun 2009
69
22nd
Not bad per se- it certainly feels honest& true. So much so it's easy to imagine it's based on writer/director Davis' real life experience.Unfortunately, it plays like she promised herself she would not exploit any of it for cheap sentimentality b/c rarely has a director worked so hard to avoid manipulating the audience's emotions.Hoffman's character also talks about appealing2 reason rather than emotion, but w/out emotional connection it's hard 2 care. W/out it realism translates into banality
Rated 26 Jun 2009
overratedoverrated
Rated 11 Mar 2010
75
85th
This only works so well because of Hoffman and Linney being excellent actors. The ending is a little saccharine but is direly needed after what comes beforehand. The only thing that really didn't work was the white guilt scene. After all, who doesn't find blackface funny?
Rated 11 Mar 2010
zozanZozan
Rated 15 Nov 2009
55
57th
Good movie but it is pure drama, no comedy involved. Could have been better if it was a bit shorter.
Rated 15 Nov 2009
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 29 Jan 2010
72
24th
Good cast but the characters and dialogue never really clicked. Difficult subject matter. It managed to be depressing and quirky without ever really hitting any deep, dramatic, touching or funny notes. Conclusion: old age death is not that good, and not that bad. Just like this movie.
Rated 29 Jan 2010
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 18 Dec 2008
52
31st
Like 2004's Sideways, this is a film that I can't see appealing to anyone but people 40 or over that have suffered through a mid-life crisis. And why the hell are people calling this a comedy? It's just a bleak, straightforward telling of how life sucks when you have to take care of your elderly parents. The only thing that saves this from being completely boring are the performances.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
antikropparAntikroppar
Rated 08 Feb 2009
74
69th
The beginning felt like a bad episode of House, but it got better. I'm impressed by the way the managed to make it very touching and yet very unpretentious. Hoffman's acting was incredible as usual.
Rated 08 Feb 2009
gtown1479gtown1479
Rated 17 Feb 2009
80
70th
Bravo to PSH as he continues to rise up my list of favorite current actors. The movie itself does a very nice job depicting something that happens in lots of families, with an elderly loved one needing to go to a nursing home and the two siblings working together to figure out how to make it work. And as the movie goes the bond between PSH and Linney strengthens. My date had to stop watching it because she didn't enjoy the story, but I came back and finished it. I felt I owed it to them.
Rated 17 Feb 2009
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 29 Jul 2008
3
45th
Great script and two excellent leads. Hoffman and Linney carry this movie throughout, from heart-wrenching to awkward and often hilarious. Simple but poignant.
Rated 29 Jul 2008
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 22 Dec 2012
15
17th
Solid acting, but this is the epitome of tedious indie cinema. A brother and sister (who are both struggling with their liberal arts careers, what other job do people in these films ever have?) must learn to cope with a family drama that brings them closer, teaches them life lessons and bores the hell out of anyone watching.
Rated 22 Dec 2012
amerigoamerigo
Rated 03 Jan 2009
69
21st
Ordinary life is not interesting enough to warrant a movie. It's too dour to be comedic and too "objectively" ordinary to be entertaining. An exercise in film theory rather than an actual film.
Rated 03 Jan 2009
jstryjstry
Rated 28 May 2009
88
85th
I was glad that this wasn't as morose as I was expecting. Linney and Hoffman were great, as always. I liked it.
Rated 28 May 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 03 Jan 2009
80
80th
A film moving, sad, delicate. Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman are really good in their roles. A simple film, about nothing, about everything.
Rated 03 Jan 2009
mbboeningmbboening
Rated 11 Feb 2009
90
79th
A really well done movie - great acting - beleivable story - sad but an eye opener to the realities that many adult children face as their parents age.
Rated 11 Feb 2009
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 27 Dec 2020
50
28th
Yet another film about siblings needing to face up to 'reality' as deaths comes for their parent/parents. Too much pathos and not enough ethos and logos for this film to transcend that cinematic trope.
Rated 27 Dec 2020
joojooJooJoo
Rated 19 Nov 2008
4
55th
Two very white people face a crisis that mildly disrupts their very white lives; they even have to throw a 'white guilt' scene in there (sheesh). Thank god they got two of the best talents available for the leads - I absolutely love Linney & Hoffman - just for the chemistry alone this is recommendable. It's a shame they pretty much ditched the humor of this all by the halfway point, but I guess sick people will do that.
Rated 19 Nov 2008
teftef
Rated 28 Jan 2010
75
35th
Underwhelmed me. Nothing is wrong with the film, but I don't see the humor or the worth. Chekov used to say that he wrote about common people to point out how wretched and boring their lives but, but...we get it, bro.
Rated 28 Jan 2010
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 12 Apr 2022
90
83rd
A close observation of the gruesome processes coming for all of us at the end of life is indeed all build with little payoff, but that’s the point; notably absent any death-bed reconciliations between Bosco and his kids, or a sense of growth or self-awareness in its lead characters – it just follows the unstoppable march of mortality and it is the lack of sentimental embellishments which makes it searing and moving. Perfectly pitched “schlubby” performances from Linney, Hoffman and Bosco.
Rated 12 Apr 2022
cowfrappecowfrappe
Rated 04 Aug 2010
74
71st
A depressing but incredibly well-executed film with exceptional performances.
Rated 04 Aug 2010
jlkellerjlKeller
Rated 04 May 2008
88
44th
outstanding performances but hit a little too close to home.
Rated 04 May 2008
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 23 Feb 2008
8
78th
I think me and my brother were the only two people in the theatre laughing out loud.
Rated 23 Feb 2008
mohkoMohko
Rated 05 Aug 2008
75
72nd
All around really well made drama but the first part could have been cut to make the running time shorter.
Rated 05 Aug 2008
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 15 May 2008
80
61st
A really strong film with wonderful performances from the leads. Still, it's hard to say it really moved me.
Rated 15 May 2008
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 15 May 2008
85
72nd
Great flick, but what's up with Laura Linney's wig?
Rated 15 May 2008
donpDonP
Rated 19 Aug 2009
60
20th
Great acting, but the plotlines and character arcs were just a little too predictable.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
zhilpertzhilpert
Rated 20 Feb 2008
10
0th
If you want to see Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney watch Peter Friedman die for two hours, this movie is totally for you. Just an unrelentingly depressing film, with no clear message beyond "dying is no fun for anyone." Pretentious, stereotyped characters, from the unkempt professor to the same I-can't-handle-this-but-maybe-I-can character Linney seems to play in every movie, to the mystically wise black foreigner who can put everything into perspective. This sucked so hard.
Rated 20 Feb 2008
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 25 Aug 2009
76
75th
All three leads were marvelous (though Philip Bosco did not get enough room to show his talent), the story was warm and important, but the directing could be snapier. The film was extented by too slow pacing.
Rated 25 Aug 2009
haydnhaydn
Rated 12 May 2008
84
79th
A beautifully important movie dealing with the realities of illness, mortality and family issues.
Rated 12 May 2008
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 29 Mar 2015
35
30th
Good at what it sets out to do, but that isn't a lot.
Rated 29 Mar 2015
kavuKavu
Rated 05 Aug 2008
79
65th
Warm and intelligent but also a bit too long and slowly paced.
Rated 05 Aug 2008
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 10 Jan 2010
8
84th
Impressive all the way around. Any movie showing clips from Dassin's "Night and the City" and discussing Von Stroheim versus Von Sternberg deserves recognition. Great acting too and a balanced, observant take on life, death and reconciliation.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
sdplisskenSDPlissken
Rated 13 Dec 2014
78
89th
Two superb lead performances here from Linney and Seymour-Hoffman, as a Brother and Sister who are facing the death of their father. Rewarding viewing.
Rated 13 Dec 2014
leshiileshii
Rated 15 Jun 2008
55
29th
Very definition of average.
Rated 15 Jun 2008
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 19 Nov 2008
80
77th
Thoroughfully hilarious and painful to watch. The layered performances excel, both from Linney and Hoffman.
Rated 19 Nov 2008
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 26 Apr 2008
92
88th
The trailer made it seem funnier, however, the jokes felt more tragic than comedic in context. It was fantastic though, and I love the relationship between Linney and Seymour, they're brilliant actors. It's a beautiful account of some incredibly awkward situations. Good all 'round.
Rated 26 Apr 2008
tedted
Rated 28 Jul 2008
64
33rd
It starts off promisingly, but the premise was just not strong enough to support the entire film.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 24 Apr 2008
80
60th
The Savages was marketed as a quirky, white-people-have-problems-too comedy, and while for the most part that's what it is, it's almost entirely a drama and it works very well because of it. You honestly feel sympathetic for both of the children and their father throughout the whole movie because it's easy to relate to them on at least a surface level. Sure it's not the best movie of 2007, or even one of the best, but it's a very good movie that is easy to recommend to pretty much everyone.
Rated 24 Apr 2008
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 24 Apr 2014
3
73rd
Linney done good but her character didn't make sense and was sadly the main. Plinky-plonky score grated in places. PSHs short rant in the car-park got this an extra point, saving it from the 'Meh' tier... only just.
Rated 24 Apr 2014
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 23 Sep 2012
89
67th
well acted....hoffmann and linney were great. avoided cliches and has a surprising ending..
Rated 23 Sep 2012
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 03 Feb 2014
69
41st
It's a decent vehicle for Linney and Hoffman faced with a very real situation, but it is not exactly very exciting.
Rated 03 Feb 2014
dynagripDynagrip
Rated 13 Apr 2008
85
64th
Philip Seymour Hoffman cries in every damn movie.
Rated 13 Apr 2008
stainStain
Rated 03 Dec 2007
60
47th
A comedy/drama that's not particularly funny or dramatic. Tasteless enough to be sour, yet not tasteless enough to be outrageous
Rated 03 Dec 2007
timon88Timon88
Rated 21 Aug 2013
75
73rd
Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the same movie--it's worth watching no matter what. So it comes down to script and direction, neither of which are bad.
Rated 21 Aug 2013
brando814brando814
Rated 28 Dec 2007
99
96th
As bleak and depressing as it looks (a compliment by the way). It's also honest, rough and tender at the same time. Not many movies are seen that show people slipping away while family members are left reeling from the spectres of the past.
Rated 28 Dec 2007
glm01glm01
Rated 23 Mar 2014
85
83rd
85.000
Rated 23 Mar 2014
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 06 Nov 2017
80
77th
Two and a half powerhouse performances bringing wonderfully real writing to life
Rated 06 Nov 2017
skenkereSkenkere
Rated 07 Aug 2008
70
57th
I know this was marketed as a dark comedy, and in many instances it is both dark and comic. But there were definitely some parts where the comedy didn't come through, and it was just a kind of depressingly poignant drama. Which is of course, not a bad thing, in fact it's quite well done, with a great script carried by two great leads. Still, I didn't find myself as affected by it as I had hoped, but then I'm probably not it's target audience anyways. Middle-agers might get more out of it.
Rated 07 Aug 2008
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 18 Mar 2010
85
87th
In the hands of less competent actors this might not have been nearly as good as it was. The main characters are as realistic of characters as you will get in a movie and fewer actors than you would think would be able to show the total range that both Linney and Hoffman equally portrayed. The writing was well done in both character development and treading the line between dark humor and drama with near perfection. Get's a bit sappy at the end but overall a very rewarding experience.
Rated 18 Mar 2010
jmsenisejmsenise
Rated 31 Mar 2008
75
57th
Comédia dramática onde quase não há comédia. O filme se salva pelas excelentes atuações de Phillip Seymour Hoffman e Laura Linney.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
oplarsoplars
Rated 03 Mar 2023
60
22nd
LIfe it too short to see movies about common people having to deal with common problems. There are no surprises and its all rather depressive,--- so I got off after 15 min.
Rated 03 Mar 2023
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 19 Sep 2011
74
74th
A well shot, intelligently written drama, with some lovely comic and touching moments. PSH, Linney and Bosco certainly lift "The Savages" with their excellent performances. Well worth a watch.
Rated 19 Sep 2011
sharpcoolsharpcool
Rated 21 Feb 2009
83
86th
Two entertaining performances by Laura Linney and Hoffman.
Rated 21 Feb 2009
mr_rigardmr rigard
Rated 27 Apr 2008
60
50th
Both Linney and Hoffman are amazing to watch in this film about the stress of placing an estranged father into a nursing home. Unfortunately, there's not much of a plot, merely character development.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
claire_bearClaire-Bear
Rated 02 Feb 2008
92
77th
I'll keep this breif. Linney was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Phillip Seymour Hoffman's sister in this movie about two siblings dealing with they're dying father. But nothing is lost if you save this for a renter. Not too mushy, and based on a real experience, I can tell. The little details are much too intimate for this to be a quicky-script. The sub-plot in which Linney is having an affair with a married man for example, at one point he arrives at her door with flowers aft
Rated 02 Feb 2008
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 11 May 2011
76
69th
Linney and Hoffman are terrific as squabbling brother and sister dealing with their estranged father's decline from dementia. Some awkward laughs but this is quite moving and sad, with a tentatively positive ending. Would make a great double bill with You Can Count On Me.
Rated 11 May 2011
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 28 Jul 2009
84
78th
Laura Linney is simply stunning, and Hoffman matches her. A fantastic examination of a sibling relationship.
Rated 28 Jul 2009
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 28 Feb 2010
70
47th
An overlooked and honest dramedy. An odd blend bleakness and quirk make this a clear cut above most of it's genre.
Rated 28 Feb 2010
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 16 Apr 2008
50
19th
15 Nisan 08, 11:00, emek sira5 koltuk24, 27.ist. film fest. & sanirim beklentilerimin fazla olmasindan dolayi filmden hosnut kalmadim.senaryo iyiydi, oyuncular -ozellikle ps hoffman- da cok iyiydi fakat icime bir sey sinmedi, filme dahil olamadim.
Rated 16 Apr 2008
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 25 Nov 2010
10
9th
"The Savages naturally invites comparisons to Away From Her--all of them unflattering." - Nick Schager
Rated 25 Nov 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Nov 2009
80
95th
Excellent film.
Rated 14 Nov 2009
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 18 Dec 2011
78
71st
This film has two very strong lead performances. It is a character driven piece involving a dysfunctional family. This is a well made independent film.
Rated 18 Dec 2011
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 14 Oct 2009
86
63rd
A Film about the question: what would I do if my parents become a nursing case. Sometimes sad but more often ironic and snappy. Hoffman and Linney did a very good job.
Rated 14 Oct 2009
mandymandy
Rated 29 Apr 2014
6
44th
Poignant well acted and truthful drama about 2 siblings coping with an aging father.
Rated 29 Apr 2014
pompousasspompousass
Rated 21 May 2009
40
71st
Hoffman's and Linney's are big performances in a small film made up of small moments, a life-is-messy comedy of small (but not few) laughs. Jenkins, not heard from since her (subversive, semi-autobiographical) _Slums of Beverly Hills_, seeks the universal in the individual -- the particulars, the peculiarities, the normal abnormalities (the lachrymosity of Hoffman, the mendacity of Linney) -- which is the right way to go about it. The peculiarities needn't have been so artsy-fartsily peculiar.
Rated 21 May 2009
bharathbharath
Rated 20 Jan 2009
75
73rd
Nice comic film on dysfunctional families and how they come about making things change in the life.
Rated 20 Jan 2009
totoroTotoro.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
85
82nd
Powerful.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
glmglm
Rated 01 Jan 2011
83
74th
82.750
Rated 01 Jan 2011
lavos222lavos222
Rated 16 Feb 2008
80
47th
Funny and sad and very surprising in its characterizations. Wonderful performances by Linney, Hoffman, and especially Philip Boscoe as the ailing father.
Rated 16 Feb 2008
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 06 Dec 2012
50
49th
I love everything Laura Linney is in, and she is especially lovely in this movie. Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman play siblings who have to deal with their aging father after his long time girlfriend dies. The old man (Philip Bosco) is pretty cantankerous and suffering from dementia as his health declines. From there the movie just kind of fizzles out in an effort to show that life goes on. A rather ho-hum ending. Music was not great.
Rated 06 Dec 2012
dyannethorneDyanneThorne
Rated 25 Jun 2018
39
20th
Normally, I really dislike these movies about dysfunctional people, but at least this movie recognizes the fact that they are kinda horrible, rather then trying to convince us that they are just interestingly different. But it got annoying every time the main character was talking about her play and going "It's not pretentious?" and we know it was really the movie's writer asking it of us, the audience. Also, that blackface scene was toe-curling for all the wrong reasons.
Rated 25 Jun 2018
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 03 Feb 2009
78
89th
very good movie
Rated 03 Feb 2009
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 27 Aug 2012
81
69th
honest.
Rated 27 Aug 2012
stevekimesstevekimes
Rated 09 May 2013
65
9th
A family that doesn't seem to really like each other. And I guess I don't blame them. Still, it's real. But I don't choose to re-visit this reality.
Rated 09 May 2013
teckgeckoteckgecko
Rated 14 Jul 2014
58
14th
I usually have a high tolerance for "slow" films, but with this I found myself glancing at the clock often throughout the second half. I can't point to anything particularly wrong with the script and certainly not the performances --- it just didn't hook me. The bleak subject matter was more depressing than darkly comic -- it's definitely more drama than comedy (though I did laugh out loud on a few occasions).
Rated 14 Jul 2014
icarusIcarus
Rated 24 Jun 2008
82
69th
Well-written dramatic piece. I really liked the arc of the characters, as Jenkins did some nice things to illustrate their changes with the way their conversations shift through the film. The film seemed content to hang back for the most part and not do to much telling or sermonizing, which I was pleased to see as well.
Rated 24 Jun 2008
spamminatorspamminator
Rated 05 Jan 2008
90
92nd
Great but debilitating.
Rated 05 Jan 2008
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 08 Mar 2012
75
44th
The Savages doesn't really offer any surprises in the narrative department, and it's often too self-aware for its own good, but there are some nice moments, and the two leads always deliver.
Rated 08 Mar 2012
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 21 Mar 2020
58
68th
Seen: 2.
Rated 21 Mar 2020
dvicknabbDVicknabb
Rated 16 Mar 2008
95
80th
Possibly 2007's most overlooked film.
Rated 16 Mar 2008
davidkahaneDavidKahane
Rated 06 Feb 2008
94
89th
The whole film can be described as a big slab of life. Don't look for the scheme of the storytelling to follow a familiar framework. Instead, watch these characters live out a piece of their time. Hoffman's professor defends himself with his pragmatism, alert to criticism but largely too weary to dispense judgment. Linney's struggling playwright is a mountain of vulnerabilities with occasionally reserves of potential fortitude exposed. These pro actors dig into the roles with disciplined gusto.
Rated 06 Feb 2008

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