Grey Gardens

Jun 21, 2009

1h 44m

★ 6.8

True Glamour Never Fades.

Overview

Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.

Genres

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Grey Gardens Trailers

Cast

Little Edie

Drew Barrymore

Big Edie

Jessica Lange

Jacqueline Kennedy

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Phelan Beale

Ken Howard

Max Gordon

Kenneth Welsh

Albert Maysles

Arye Gross

David Maysles

Louis Ferreira

Julius 'Cap' Krug

Daniel Baldwin

George 'Gould' Strong

Malcolm Gets

Young Buddy

Louis Grise

Adult Buddy

Joshua Peace

Young Phelan Jr.

Neil Babcock

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, Ramón manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.

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6.0

Spanglish

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7.2

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7.2

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7.0

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6.9

Abraham

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7.2

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Untitled Linda Ronstadt Biopic

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Based on the life of multi Grammy-winning Latin-American singer Linda Ronstadt.

7.7

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9.0

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The film is about famous Chechen ballet and folk dancer Mahmud Essembayev's life.

5.5

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5.0

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6.5

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3.8

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1911. Lenin organizes the first Bolshevik party school near Paris, in the small town of Longjumeau. Through a chain of historical parallels and associations, this time is intertwined with the events of the Paris Commune, the October Revolution and the political struggles of the post-revolutionary years.

6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

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From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.

0.0

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7.0

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