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Imaginary Heroes (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 99 Fresh: 34  Rotten:65 Average Rating: 5.1/10
 
Consensus: Imaginary Heroes is a muddled, melodramatic and unconvincing drama. Imaginary Heroes is a muddled, melodramatic and unconvincing drama. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Synopsis:
This realistic family film starring Sigourney Weaver and Emile Hirsch as a loving mother and son asks some deep questions about mortality, the risks of depression, and staying together verses splitting up. Living in a beautiful house in a manicured suburban neighborhood, the Travis family... [More]
This realistic family film starring Sigourney Weaver and Emile Hirsch as a loving mother and son asks some deep questions about mortality, the risks of depression, and staying together verses splitting up. Living in a beautiful house in a manicured suburban neighborhood, the Travis family seems flawless at first glance. That is, until the handsome eldest son (Kip Pardue), a star swimmer, commits suicide, leaving the family in pieces. The father (Jeff Daniels), rejects the other members of the family, becoming distant and aloof. The college-student daughter (Michelle Williams), rarely visits home any more. The mother (Weaver), resorts to petty quibbles with her next-door neighbor (Deirdre O'Connell), and develops a minor--but highly amusing--marijuana habit. And the youngest son, Tim (Hirsch)--who is the protagonist and the real victim in the story--searches for meaning, identity, and solace from the chaos that surrounds him. Tim's best friend Kyle (Ryan Donowho) experiments with drugs and sex, providing for some understated and poignant coming-of-age situations. But for the most part, it is the chemistry between expert actors Weaver and Hirsch that carries the film, making IMAGINARY HEROES a lovely, sensitive meditation on the mid-life family crisis. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels, Deirdre O'Connell, Kip Pardue

Director: Daniel Harris
Screenwriter: Daniel Harris
Producer: Illana Diamant, Gina Resnick, Art Linson, Denise Shaw

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 6, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Anamorphic - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
  • Subtitles - French - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Dan Harris - Director, Emile Hirsch - Star
  • 2. Sigourney Weaver - Star
  • Deleted Scenes - (8)
  • Trailers - 1. Sony Pictures Previews

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David Edwards
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It’s unusual and faintly disturbing to see Jeff Daniels play such an unlikeable character.

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07/05/05 06:36 PM
Matthew Turner
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Especially forceful performances make it well worth watching, even if it becomes a bit too much at times.

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Ken Tucker
New York Magazine
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Dan Harris e suas criações habitam um universo repleto de incidentes absolutamente artificiais e de clichês risíveis.

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11/21/05 07:21 PM
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Anton Bitel
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A "personal" sort of story that might just hit you like a ton of bricks. Me? Not so much.

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06/03/05 02:33 AM
Scott Weinberg
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Sigourney Weaver stands out as the heart of Imaginary Heroes, a depiction of a troubled suburban family.

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05/27/05 01:55 PM
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Not a great movie, by any means, but it is an always-interesting one – even when it veers off the rails.

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05/18/05 01:49 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Sigourney Weaver is magnificent in Imaginary Heroes ...

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05/13/05 07:48 AM
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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Harris cannot justify this family of misfits contrived for the screen.

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04/14/05 08:57 PM
Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Writer-director Dan Harris’ script is so disjointed that Heroes rambles for most of its nearly two-hours.

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04/08/05 04:27 PM
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
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With that much baggage, Tim doesn’t need a loving family. He needs a Smarte Carte.

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04/07/05 12:42 PM
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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04/02/05 10:16 PM
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