Marvin's Room

Dec 18, 1996

1h 38m

★ 6.7

A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together.

Overview

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Tribeca Productions

Miramax

Scott Rudin Productions

Marvin's Room Trailers

Cast

Lee Wakefield Lacker

Meryl Streep

Bessie Wakefield

Diane Keaton

Hank Lacker

Leonardo DiCaprio

Wallace "Wally" Carter

Robert De Niro

Marvin Wakefield

Hume Cronyn

Ruth Wakefield

Gwen Verdon

Charlie Lacker

Hal Scardino

Robert "Bob" Carter

Dan Hedaya

Charlotte Samit

Margo Martindale

Retirement Home Director

Cynthia Nixon

Coral

Kelly Ripa

Lance

John Callahan

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