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The Savages

Name: The Savages
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2007-11-28
Cast: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas

DramaComedy

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

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Cast

Laura LinneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanPhilip BoscoPeter FriedmanDavid ZayasGbenga AkinnagbeCara SeymourTonye PatanoGuy BoydDebra MonkRosemary MurphyHal Blankenship

Director

Tamara Jenkins

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