Cast
Laura Linney Matthew Broderick 
Amy Ryan Michael Countryman Adam LeFevre Halley Feiffer
Credits
Written by: 
Kenneth Lonergan
Plot
A single mother, Sammy, in upstate New York, and her troubled brother Terry, who returns after years of wandering, try to rebuild their bond as siblings who lost their parents young, with Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo.
Sinekatalog’s take
A warm, funny and observant human drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (33,881 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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