Margot at The Wedding

– Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Margot at the Wedding (2007)

Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Margot at the Wedding (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Dec 2007

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:

Noah Baumbach

Writer:

Noah Baumbach

Main Actors:

Zane Pais, Susan Blackwell, Nicole Kidman, Jack Black

Plot:

A slice of family life: sisters, husbands, children, history, secrets, jealousies. Margot and her teen son, Claude, travel from Manhattan to her family's Long Island home, occupied by sister Pauline, Pauline's daughter, and Malcolm, the slacker Pauline will marry outdoors that week under a tree neighbors want removed. Backbiting marks family discussion, particularly between the sisters and in Margot's cutting remarks to Claude. Pauline tells Margot a secret that Margot promptly tells Claude. Margot dislikes Malcolm and undermines him. She also has marital problems and a lover nearby. People are cruel, inside and outside their families. Is there a refuge for Margot or for Pauline?

Awards:

3 wins & 13 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,929,081

Production:

Paramount Vantage

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
Metacritic:
66%