The Oranges (2012) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	October 5, 2012 (Limited)
On DVD:	May 7, 2013
Genre:	Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director:	Julian Farino
Writer:	Jay Reiss, Ian Helfer
Cast:	Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Leighton Meester, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody, Sam Rosen
Studio:	ATO Pictures
Running Time:	100 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use

The Ostroff and Walling families are best friends and neighbors, living across the street from each other on Orange Drive. Prodigal daughter Nina Ostroff (Meester) returns home for Thanksgiving dinner after a five-year absence, newly broken up with her fiancé Ethan (Rosen). Rather than developing an interest in the successful son of her neighbors, Toby Walling (Brody), which would please both families, it's her parents' best friend David Walling (Laurie) that captures Nina's attention. When...

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In The Oranges, Hugh Laurie gets to sleep with the much younger Leighton Meester, who also happens to be the daughter of his good friend and neighbor. It doesn't seem like a very good decision, but if I had to pick between Leighton Meester and Oliver Platt, there is at least a 55 percent chance I would do the same thing. There's also about a 55 percent chance you'll like The Oranges enough to make it worth your while.

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