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A Home at the End of the World (2004) -- US Home Video Trailer from Warner Independent
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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   6,243 votes
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Director:
Michael Mayer
Writers (WGA):
Michael Cunningham (novel)
Michael Cunningham (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 October 2004 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Family can be whatever you want it to be.
Plot:
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hours" comes a story that chronicles a dozen years in... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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 (From WENN. 22 April 2005)

User Comments:
Evocative of a time and the need to belong more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Andrew Chalmers ... Bobby Morrow (1967)

Ryan Donowho ... Carlton Morrow
Asia Vieira ... Emily
Quancetia Hamilton ... Dancing Party Guest
Jeff J.J. Authors ... Frank (as Jeffrey Authors)
Lisa Merchant ... Frank's Date
Ron Lea ... Burt Morrow

Erik Smith ... Bobby Morrow (1974)

Harris Allan ... Jonathan Glover (1974)
Matt Frewer ... Ned Glover

Sissy Spacek ... Alice Glover

Colin Farrell ... Bobby Morrow (1982)

Dallas Roberts ... Jonathan Glover (1982)

Robin Wright Penn ... Clare

Shawn Roberts ... Club Boy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong drug content, sexuality, nudity, language and a disturbing accident.
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Is an adaptation from Michael Cunningham's 1990 novel of the same name, which in turn was expanded from a short story entitled "White Angel", published in the New Yorker in 1988. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Claire is running away from her friends into the desert, the bushes wiggle twice as the cameraman passes by. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Emily is having sex with Carlton and sees Bobby in the doorway]
Emily: Oh my god!
Carlton Morrow: Come on, Em, Bobby doesn't care!
Emily: I care!
Carlton Morrow: Just relax!
Emily: Kiss my ass!
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Movie Connections:
References Sunset Blvd. (1950) more
Soundtrack:
It's Gonna Take a Miracle more

FAQ

How does it end?
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70 out of 87 people found the following comment useful:-
Evocative of a time and the need to belong, 25 June 2004
8/10
Author: Marc Schnapp from San Francisco, CA

I was profoundly touched by the film, but I can see why people needing a strong linear narrative might be left feeling incomplete.

The tagline doesn't quite capture the key to the film-- it's not precisely about redefining family-- I suspect the marketing folks thought that would resound with a likely target audience. (Like the Frameline GLBT Film Festival in SF.) To me it's about the need to belong-- to find a place in this world and then take that ride. The struggle is to find equilibrium with all the surprises that may come one's way.

Although the movie has its share of sadnesses, there are also quiet triumphs. In an odd way, this film touches some of the same chords as the far more eccentric "The World According To Garp" and "Cider House Rules."

To the director's and screenwriter's credit, they resisted the temptation to pack too much onto the film. I found the characterizations just specific enough. Fine performances from all. Beautifully established in youth.

The film trusts both your intelligence and intuition to carry you through the trip. Don't see this if you're hungering for car chases!

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