
Crimes of the Heart(1986)
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.


“A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together.”
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Meryl Streep
Lee Wakefield Lacker

Diane Keaton
Bessie Wakefield

Leonardo DiCaprio
Hank Lacker

Robert De Niro
Wallace "Wally" Carter

Hume Cronyn
Marvin Wakefield

Gwen Verdon
Ruth Wakefield

Hal Scardino
Charlie Lacker

Dan Hedaya
Robert "Bob" Carter

Margo Martindale
Charlotte Samit

Cynthia Nixon
Retirement Home Director
Marvin's Room is a drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of florida, sibling relationship, based on play or musical, sister, leukemia, reunion. Directed by Jerry Zaks, it stars Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio. A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
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