Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

1996 · 98 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.7 (544 votes)
Dir. Jerry Zaks · Starring Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon · Music Rachel Portman

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

Drama

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

VIBE

A deeply affecting, quiet drama about fractured family ties and the difficult road to reconciliation. It feels like a raw, honest conversation about life, death, and the people who shape us, even when they hurt us.

melancholicheartbreakingpoignantrawintrospectiveslow-burncharacter-driven dramanaturalistickitchen sink realismfamilyforgivenessmortalityregret
floridasibling relationshipbased on play or musicalsisterleukemiareunioncancerbone marrow transplantestranged sister
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