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      • Savages is another competent character drama from Stone and the film holds very little back during its 130 minute runtime. Ultimately, the experience is a mishmash of challenging story beats and multifaceted character moments, paired with an equal number of predictable twists and flat cliched personalities.
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  2. 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.

  3. Thanks to a tender, funny script from director Tamara Jenkins, and fine performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney, this film delivers a nuanced, beautifully three-dimensional look...

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    • Tamara Jenkins
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    • Laura Linney
  4. www.metacritic.com › movie › the-savagesThe Savages - Metacritic

    Nov 28, 2007 · It is a very good family drama, comedy, and very poignant film concerning the reality of "rehab" clinics and nursing or retirement homes. As a whole, The Savages is bolstered by those elements, its great acting, and the great direction from Tamara Jenkins.

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    • Tamara Jenkins
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    • 2 min
  5. Affecting adult drama has mature themes, content. Read Common Sense Media's The Savages review, age rating, and parents guide.

    • Twentieth Century Fox
    • Tamara Jenkins
  6. Philipp Seymour Hoffman stars in this family drama next to Laura Linney as siblings. They have to unite to support their father who after the death of his girlfriend finds himself alone. The Savages, after the family name, have dynamics that are all too common and easily recognizable. This is a beautiful and real movie.

    • Cara Seymour
    • Female Director, Tamara Jenkins
  7. Nov 28, 2007 · In their dyspeptic, quarrelsome fashion, the Savages are blissfully neurotic, often very funny variations on J. M. Barrie’s fictional offspring, John and Wendy Darling, those charmed, magical...

  8. Jul 4, 2012 · Oliver Stone's "Savages" is a moral tangle embedded in a bloody war between two best buddies in Laguna Beach and the queen of a Mexican drug cartel. A return to form for Stone's dark side, "Savages" generates ruthless energy and some, but not too much, humor.

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