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Parenthood

  • 7.1 /10

  • 709

  • 92%

Plot

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

Cast

Steve Martin as Gil Buckman
Steve Martin

as Gil Buckman

Mary Steenburgen as Karen Buckman
Mary Steenburgen

as Karen Buckman

Dianne Wiest as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Dianne Wiest

as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman

Jason Robards as Frank Buckman
Jason Robards

as Frank Buckman

Rick Moranis as Nathan Huffner
Rick Moranis

as Nathan Huffner

Tom Hulce as Larry Buckman
Tom Hulce

as Larry Buckman

Martha Plimpton as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
Martha Plimpton

as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins

Keanu Reeves as Tod Higgins
Keanu Reeves

as Tod Higgins

Harley Jane Kozak as Susan Buckman
Harley Jane Kozak

as Susan Buckman

Joaquin Phoenix as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Joaquin Phoenix

as Garry Buckman-Lampkin

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 31, 1989

Production Companies

  • Universal Pictures

  • Imagine Entertainment

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $20,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $126,297,830.00

Runtime

  • 2.07 hrs

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Reviews

Parenthood is a great movie, and has aged well after 30 years have passed. The writing team included the writers who also gave us two other movies I like: City Slickers and Fever Pitch. Parenthood accomplishes in general what the movie Rain Man did for my wife and me. It reminded us of our autistic daughter And made us laugh at stuff that frustrated us in “real life.“ Similarly Parenthood touc…

"Parenthood" effortlessly covers all the trials and tribulations, the successes and the failures, the hopes and the disasters of being a parent in the modern age while also managing to underscore some of the truths about the hardships of being both a child and an adult at the same time. According to this film a man's life is all about having to do things while a woman's life is all about responsi…