Another Happy Day

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  • Opened November 18, 2011 (NY, LA)
  • 1 hr 55 min
  • R | Drug/alcohol abuse, pervasive language including sexual references, and brief graphic nudity
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • A family weekend is fraught with emotional landmines for mercurial and sensitive Lynn (Barkin) as she arrives at her parents’ Annapolis estate for the marriage of her estranged eldest son Dylan (Michael Nardelli), accompanied by her three younger children (Ezra Miller, Kate Bosworth, Daniel Yelsky). Lynn’s hopes for a joyful reunion are crushed as her wry but troubled middle son Elliot (Ezra Miller) lobs verbal grenades at his mother and her relatives while daughter Alice (Kate Bosworth), a fragile young woman, fights valiantly to keep her longtime demons under control. The weekend quickly unravels as Lynn demands to be heard by her aloof, disdainful mother (Ellen Burstyn), ailing, distant father (George Kennedy) and ever-judgmental sisters (Siobhan Fallon, Diana Scarwid), but most especially by her ex-husband Paul (Thomas Hayden Church) and his hot-tempered second wife Patty (Demi Moore). Full synopsis

  • Cast: Ellen Barkin, Thomas Haden Church, Kate Bosworth, Demi Moore, Ezra Miller, Ellen Burstyn
  • Director: Sam Levinson
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama

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A gem

by Doctor Marvel

Ar great screenplay rippling with dark humor of the highest quality: a very disturbing family tragedy out of a greek drama, that had the audience in stitches half the time, and benunbed sadness the...

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A Nice, Dark Ensemble Comedy

by rjsupajr

While not great there were some stand out performances, including Demi Moore - the best thing she's done in a long time, save Margin Call - Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth - the best thing she's done......

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Family Dysfunction At Its Best

by ejwright54

'Another Happy Day' is an excellent study of a dysfunctional family, artfully done without affectation. There is simply no fluff, everything that is done needs to be done, everything that is said...

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

As Barkin's nemesis, Moore is evil, and that's a good thing - she doesn't back off. Kate Bosworth plays Barkin's fragile daughter and is a pleasant surprise: Who knew she was an actress? Read full review

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New York Observer
| Rex Reed

I tend to forget how marvelous Ellen Barkin can be until she gets the rare chance to pull out all the stops in a movie like this. Read full review

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Movieline
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It's unpleasant, shrill and exhausting - everyone's so busy airing their own grievances no one has time to listen to anyone else's - but it's a genuine actors' film anchored by some good performances. Read full review

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Time Out New York
| David Fear

You could get whiplash watching this bipolar drama jerk between extremes: For every extraordinary scene - such as an authentically awkward exchange between Bosworth and estranged dad Thomas Haden Church - there's a sequence or three that might be extended collegiate acting exercises. Read full review

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