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Margot at the Wedding

One family. Infinite degrees of separation.

2007 · 1h 31m · R Comedy, Drama
Directed by Noah Baumbach

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Overview

Margot Zeller is a short story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline's wedding to unemployed musician/artist/depressive Malcolm at the family seaside home, Margot shows up unexpectedly to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of support. What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family dynamics.

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52%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Baumbach's interest in families - a distinct Baumbachian sort of family - is acute and his observations often painful and delivered with a dry wit.

Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Rotten

Kidman's performance keeps you transfixed all the way through, because she delves into her character's damaged psyche so fully, you're constantly fascinated to see what biting, acidic thing she will say next.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten

Apart from John Turturro in a cameo, all the characters are monsters and/or basket cases.

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh

There isn't a pleasant, wholly likable character in the cast. But you can't avert your eyes from it.

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh

Writer-director Noah Baumbach solidifies his standing as the modern bard of American dysfunctional families with Margot at the Wedding, but at the same time he's recycling material he's already covered, and covered more exquisitely.

Tom Long, Detroit News

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