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The Savages is a 2007 American black comedy - drama film written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. It stars Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco (in his final film before his death in 2018). It had its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2007.
- $10.6 million
- Stephen Trask
- $8 million
Jan 17, 2008 · The Savages: Directed by Tamara Jenkins. With Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman. A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
- (38K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Tamara Jenkins
- 2008-01-17
A darkly comic yet emotionally provocative film that explores the chemistry between the two siblings as they grapple with their own insecurities and move forward!
- (5K)
- Tamara Jenkins
- R
- Laura Linney
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Dec 20, 2007 · "The Savages" seems a curious movie to be opening four days before Christmas, but maybe not: Christmas Day itself is said to be the top moviegoing day of the year, as families (a) seek something they can do together without having to talk, or (b) use them as a excuse to escape from the house.
In Sun City, Arizona, the grumpy Lenny Savage has dementia and lives with his mate Doris Metzger (Rosemary Murphy). His son Jon is a professor of drama in Buffalo that is writing a book about Bertold Brecht.
Nov 28, 2007 · One night, Jon, a college professor who lives and teaches in Buffalo, is awakened from a deep sleep (Ms. Jenkins has a nice way with metaphor) to discover that his father, Lenny...
Nov 28, 2007 · The Savages is an irreverent look at family, love and mortality as seen through the lens of one of modern life’s most bewildering and challenging experiences: when adult siblings find themselves plucked from their everyday, self-centered lives to care for an estranged elderly parent.
