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About this movie

Genres:
Comedy, LGBT
Language:
English
Running time:
1:24:07
Partner rating:
NO RATING
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Kathleen Turner Eileen Cleary
  2. Emily Deschanel Shannon Cleary
  3. Jason Ritter Frank, Jr.
  4. Michael Mcgrady Frank Cleary
  5. Elizabeth Pe�;A
  6. Richard Chamberlain Monsignor Murphy
  7. Shannon Cochran Mary Donovan
  8. Sharon Lawrence Agnes Dunn
  9. Angelique Cabral Angela Reyes
  10. Elizabeth Peña Christina Reyes
  11. Gregory Zaragoza Louis Reyes

Directors

  1. Anne Renton

Producers

  1. Jennifer Dubin
  2. Cora Olson

Writers

  1. Claire V. Riley
  2. Paula Goldberg

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The Perfect Family


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A woman tries to pass her unconventional family off as a wholesome churchgoing household in this comedy. Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) is a devout Catholic housewife who is a tireless volunteer at her church, ready to help with a fund-raising effort or deliver meals to shut-ins at a moment's notice. Eileen's pastor, Monsignor Murphy (Richard Chamberlain), is impressed enough to nominate her for the honor of "Catholic Woman of the Year," and ... A woman tries to pass her unconventional family off as a wholesome churchgoing household in this comedy. Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) is a devout Catholic housewife who is a tireless volunteer at her church, ready to help with a fund-raising effort or deliver meals to shut-ins at a moment's notice. Eileen's pastor, Monsignor Murphy (Richard Chamberlain), is impressed enough to nominate her for the honor of "Catholic Woman of the Year," and when she learns that full absolution of all her past sins is one of the perks that comes with the honor, she's determined to win. However, Eileen also finds out that there's a hitch -- the nominees are expected to invite the Archbishop to their home for dinner, and her household hardly seems like the picture of moral well-being. Her husband Frank (Michael McGrady) struggles with a drinking problem, her son Frank Jr. (Jason Ritter) is in the midst of a divorce and is involved with a woman who is not Catholic, and her daughter Shannon (Emily Deschanel) is a lesbian who is about to marry her partner Angela (Angelique Cabral) and is already carrying their child. Does Eileen stand a chance against her longtime rival Agnes Dunn (Sharon Lawrence), who is also in the running for the title? The Perfect Family was the first feature film from director Anne Renton.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

47%Tomatometer score: 47% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic It would be ripe territory for self-reflection if this sloppy debut from filmmaker Anne Renton weren't plagued with as much self-doubt and uncertainty as its lead Catholic. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle At the most fundamental level, as a work of entertainment, it fails. Scenes meander pointlessly, beginning and ending without any change or story movement. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times A moving story of a woman's attempt to keep pace in a world that's moving too quickly for her. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald A leaden, ham-fisted affair that was exactly the sort of pap John Waters was spoofing when he cast Turner as a serial-killing soccer mom. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Ian Buckwalter, NPR The film's gentle, sentimental approach prevents it from ever really getting at the pain that's been swirling around this imperfect family for years. Full review External link

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