The Savages
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Released
- 2007
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2007
Storyline
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Top credits
Laura Linney — Wendy Savage
Philip Seymour Hoffman — Jon Savage
Philip Bosco — Lenny Savage
Peter Friedman — Larry
Awards
0 wins & 2 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• Director Tamara Jenkins contacted Carter Burwell to score the movie. Burwell had already committed himself to score No Country for Old Men (2007), so he refused, but recommended Stephen Trask to Jenkins.
• Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is older brother to Wendy (Laura Linney). In real life, Linney is older than Hoffman.
• David Harbour cited Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance as being an influence on his role as Alexei Shostakov in Black Widow (2021).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $6,623,082
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $151,859 (2007-12-02)
User reviews
Good acting but a Sad and Depressing Story: Spoilers
Very good film but how is it a comedy?
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
