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Junebug (2005)

Drama
Rated R
106 min.
Release Date
August 3, 2005 (LA/NY)
DVD Release Date
January 17, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Phil Morrison
Writer
Angus MacLachlan
Cast
Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Ben McKenzie, Alessandro Nivola, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Celia Weston, Scott Wilson
Running Time
106 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for sexual content and language

When Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz), a British-born dealer in regional, "outsider" art, travels from Chicago to North Carolina to pursue a local painter for her gallery, she and her brand-new, younger husband George (Alessandro Nivola) extend the trip to include an introduction to his family: his prickly mother Peg (Celia Weston); his taciturn father Eugene (Scott Wilson); his angry younger brother Johnny (Benjamin McKenzie), who has always suffered in the shadow of his over-achieving brother; and... Full synopsis »

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It's been a while since I saw this movie, so I'll keep it short - because I really can't remember much about the movie. And that pretty much sums "Junebug" up, the Phil Morrison-directed drama-comedy about a prestigious art dealer who travels to the south to strike up a deal with a reclusive artist and subsequently is forced to meet her husband's quirky family. In the process, her presence brings various, deep-seeded issues to the surface. Full movie review »
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