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Pieces of April (2003)

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Release Date: October 17, 2003 (LA/NY)
On DVD: February 24, 2004
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Peter Hedges
Writer: Peter Hedges
Cast: Alison Pill, John Gallagher Jr., Susan Bruce, Derek Luke, Sean Hayes, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Katie Holmes
Studio: United Artists
Official site: piecesofaprilmovie.com
Running Time: 81 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality, drug content and images of nudity.

April Burns (Holmes) is a 21-year-old wild child with a very big problem. Against her better judgment, she's invited her straightlaced family for Thanksgiving dinner. Her boyfriend, Bobby, wants to help, but she banishes him from the apartment while she attempts to cook the meal. To make matters worse, she then discovers that her oven doesn't work. So, while April is forced to ask her eccentric neighbors for help in cooking her fifteen pound turkey,...

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A comedy based around the creation of a Thanksgiving dinner and that follows the adventures of a quirky family as they struggle to keep things glued together sounds like it should be the next National Lampoon's movie, but instead turns out to be something not nearly as good. Pieces of April proves that more is needed to make a movie than just a handheld digital camera. Full movie review »

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