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Lovely & Amazing

Lovely & Amazing

If you're hoping for the perfect family don't hold your breath.

20026.01h 32m

Overview

An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their individual neuroses. Each of the women seeks redemption in her own haphazard way, but whatever salvation they find is illusory and short-lived.

Directed by Nicole Holofcener
Written by Nicole Holofcener
Produced by Eric d'Arbeloff, Anthony Bregman, Ted Hope
Box OfficeBudget: $250KRevenue: $4.2M

Top Cast

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Michelle Marks

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Jane Marks

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Elizabebeth Marks

Raven Goodwin

Raven Goodwin

Annie Marks

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Lorraine

Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

Bill

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jordan

James Le Gros

James Le Gros

Paul

Michael Nouri

Michael Nouri

Dr. Crane

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Kevin McCabe

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipliposuctionfamilyadopted childwoman directormother daughter relationshipsister sister relationship

About Lovely & Amazing

Lovely & Amazing is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of sibling relationship, liposuction, family, adopted child, woman director, mother daughter relationship. Directed by Nicole Holofcener, it stars Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer. An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their individual neuroses. Each of the women seeks redemption in her own haphazard way, but whatever salvation they find is illusory and short-lived.

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