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The Cake Eaters

The Cake Eaters

Love is the Frosting...

20075.51h 26m

Overview

The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle, who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia, a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.

Directed by Mary Stuart Masterson
Written by Jayce Bartok
Produced by Allen Bain, Mary Stuart Masterson, Darren Goldberg
Box Office0Revenue: $8K

Top Cast

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Georgia Kaminski

Aaron Stanford

Aaron Stanford

Beagle

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Easy

Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Marg

Jayce Bartok

Jayce Bartok

Guy

Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor

Stephanie

Talia Balsam

Talia Balsam

Violet Kaminski

Tom Cavanagh

Tom Cavanagh

Lloyd

Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Ceci Kimbrough

Jesse L. Martin

Jesse L. Martin

Judd

Themes & Keywords

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About The Cake Eaters

The Cake Eaters is a drama, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of illness, woman director. Directed by Mary Stuart Masterson, it stars Kristen Stewart, Aaron Stanford, Bruce Dern. The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle, who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia, a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.

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