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  • Love Liza
  • Opened December 30, 2002 | Runtime:1 hr. 33 min.
  • R
    drug use, language and brief nudity
  • A web designer (Philip Seymour Hoffman) anguished over the unexplained, unexpected suicide of his wife becomes a gas fume addict in order to cope with his pain. At the same time, he consciously tries to avoid his mother-in-law (Kathy Bates), who Read More
  • Cast: Jim Wise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Jack Kehler, Sarah Koskoff, Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Director: Todd Louiso
  • Genres: Psychological Drama, Drama

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So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Hoffman's touchingly fractured performance gives the picture a warm dimension.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The movie proceeds with a hypnotic relentlessness that hesitates between horror...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann

    A downbeat but oddly affectionate tale.

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    "Dark and demanding" doesn't begin to describe this devastating film -- It is...

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