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Unhook the Stars

When prim & proper meets wild & crazy get ready to...

1996 · 1h 43m · R Drama, Romance
Directed by Nick Cassavetes

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Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home. Though Mildred thinks she's found her purpose when her neighbor, overworked single mother Monica, asks her to look after her little boy, she has great difficulty learning to strike a healthy balance between giving selflessly to others and remembering to take care of herself.

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81%
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Fresh

Nick Cassavetes' first feature celebrates the acting grandeur of his mom Gena Rowlands, casting her in the lead role as a older woman who would rather stick to her independent lifestyle than be dependent on her kids; I wish the script were better.

Emanuel Levy, Variety
Fresh

The movie is likable and sympathetic but probably too muted to compel much damn-the -torpedoing to the multiplex.

USA Today

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