Riding The Bus With My Sister (2005 Drama Starring Rosie O'Donnell) Part 7 of 7

This perceptive, uplifting chronicle shows how much Rachel, a photographer, had to learn from her mentally retarded sister, Beth, about life, love and happiness. Beth lives independently and is in a long-term romantic relationship, but perhaps the most surprising thing about her, certainly to her (mostly) supportive family, is how she spends her days riding buses. Six days a week (the buses don't run on Sundays in her unnamed Pennsylvania city), all day, she cruises around, chatting up her favourite drivers, dispensing advice and holding her ground against those who find her a nuisance. Rachel joined Beth on her rides for a year, a few days every two weeks, in an attempt to mend their distanced relationship and gain some insight into Beth's daily life. She wound up learning a great deal about herself and how narrowly she'd been seeing the world. Beth's community within the transit system is a much stronger network than the one Rachel has in her hectic world, and some of the portraits of drivers and the other people in Beth's life are unforgettable. Rachel juxtaposes this with the story of their childhood, including the dissolution of their parents' marriage and the devastating abandonment by their mother, the effect of which is tied poignantly to the sisters' present relationship. Although she is honest about the frustrations of relating to her stubborn sister, Rachel comes to a new appreciation of her, and it is a pleasure for readers to share in that discovery.

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Film & Animation

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• Riding The Bus With My Sister
• Rosie O'Donnell
• Andie MacDowell
• Richard T. Jones
• Family
• Disability
• friendship
• courage
• love
• home
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• sweet
• emotional
• Moving
• Based On A Book
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[Domosuke]

Rachel is money hungry slut for going back with sam. She should have been with Rick.

[coffeetea720]

I really need to learn how to not read the comments before I finish the video.

[Alyzabeth1990]

this is a comedy

[fredsgal]

Great movie that everyone should watch! Rosie portrays Beth wonderfully!

[jacksonsdebramarvel]

fanastic movie



[dorisblake]

@xxCASHiExx you should see 'rain man' if you haven't

[SAIL4323]

The worst part about the movie is Comic Sans MS in the credits.

[orla506]

really, really didn't want it to end. damn you credits!

[docgirl2009]

YEAH E YEAH!!

[themamagoatshow]

this needs! to be on dvd!

[xxCASHiExx]

This was the best movie I have ever seen. I cried through the whole thing. What a beautiful story!