Lovely & Amazing

– Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
Lovely & Amazing (2001)

Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.

Release Date:

02 Aug 2002

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Nicole Holofcener

Writer:

Nicole Holofcener

Main Actors:

Troy Ruptash, Emily Mortimer, Brenda Blethyn, Raven Goodwin

Plot:

The Marks family is a tightly-knit quartet of women. Jane is the affluent matriarch whose 3 daughters seem to have nothing in common except for a peculiar sort of idealism. Setting the tone of vanity and insecurity, Jane is undergoing cosmetic surgery to alter her figure, but serious complications put her health in real danger. Former homecoming queen Michelle, the eldest daughter, has one daughter of her own and an alienated, unsupportive husband. Elizabeth, the middle sister, has an acting career that is beginning to take off, but is timid and insecure, and habitually relieves her trepidation by taking in stray dogs. Only the youngest sister, Annie, an adopted African American 8-year-old, stands a chance of avoiding the family legacy of anxious self-absorption. If only her intelligence and curiosity will see her through what promises to be a confusing adolescence. Each of the women seeks redemption in her own haphazard way.

Awards:

3 wins & 14 nominations.

Gross profit:

$4,186,931

Production:

Lions Gate Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
Metacritic:
75%