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Imaginary Heroes
2004
Teenaged son Tim views his life as a bad dream. His father Ben tunes out and treats his wife and children like strangers. His mother Sandy sharpens her tongue with sarcasm and dulls her senses with pot while struggling to conceal a secret that threatens to ruin them all... Read more
| Starring | Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels, Deidre O'Connell |
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| Director | Daniel Harris |
| Genres | Drama |
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Imaginary Heroes
Teenaged son Tim views his life as a bad dream. His father Ben tunes out and treats his wife and children like strangers. His mother Sandy sharpens her tongue with sarcasm and dulls her senses with pot while struggling to conceal a secret that threatens to ruin them all...
| Starring | Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels, Deidre O'Connell, Kip Pardue, Ryan Donowho, Michelle Williams, Suzanne Santo |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel Harris |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, German, Hindi, Italian, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 15 May 2006 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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A sensitive but not always convincing study of the personalities involved in a dysfunctional family whose tragedy is their inability to be honest with one another when it matters.
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Bringing anything fresh to yet another story about a suburban American family forced to keep up appearances while riven... read more on Time Out
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Intelligent drama
As usual, Sigourney Weaver gives a very convincing and entertaining performance in this intelligent drama.
This is a portrait of a family in quiet disarray, living with a tragic recent event and trying to overcome past problems.
It can seem like it is aimless at times, but is always watchable. The payoff is in the last 30 minutes or so, which completes the film in a satisfying way.
If you like an intelligent drama with good performances and concvincing characters then this is worth a watch.
There are plenty of shoddily made dramas that really ARE tedious - but this isn't one of them! -
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Imaginary acting...film just not convincing enough...
Could have been a good film had it come together better, which it didn't.
The topics covered were relevant, one of them being: secrets and the effect they have upon its' keepers and those loved to them.
The film lacked momentum(it maintained a steady slow pace throughout which could have allowed the viewer to slip in and out of sleep)and I felt here was a lack
of effort from all actors as to what was being achieved. Not a convincing movie, or rather not convincing portrayal of the characters. Weaver as usual was the only reason I watched the film till the end. She was excellent. -
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