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The Other Sister

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The Other Sister (1999)

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Reviews Counted:13

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Average Rating:0.2/10

Consensus: Made-for-tv drama evokes anything but real emotion.

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi perform admirably as developmentally different young adults who meet and fall in love. As the friends and family of the challenged, the supporting cast shows... Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi perform admirably as developmentally different young adults who meet and fall in love. As the friends and family of the challenged, the supporting cast shows plenty of the expected love, support, and well-meaning anxiety, but also some refreshingly realistic impatience, frustration, and embarrassment. [More]

Starring: Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt, Diane Keaton

Starring: Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt, Diane Keaton, Poppy Montgomery, Linda Thorson

Director: Garry Marshall

Director: Garry Marshall
Screenwriter: Garry Marshall, Bob Brunner
Producer: Mario Iscovich, Alexandra Rose
Composer: Rachel Portman

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Not only is the film way too long, but it often comes across as extremely haphazard with many scenes seeming too random, unattached to the greater picture and/or orphaned midstream.

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