Your Sister's Sister

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  • Opened June 15, 2012 
  • 1 hr 30 min
  • R | Some Sexual Content and Language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • A year after his brother Tom's death, Jack (Duplass) is an emotionally unstable slacker. When he makes a scene at a memorial party, Tom's ex-girlfriend Iris (Blunt) offers up her family cabin on an island in the Pacific Northwest so Jack can seek catharsis in solitude. Once there, however, he runs into Iris' sister Hannah (DeWitt), a lesbian reeling from the abrupt end of a seven-year relationship who finds solace in the affable Tom's unexpected presence, and the two bond over a long night of drinking. The blurry evening concludes with an awkward sexual incident made worse by Iris' sudden presence at the cabin the next morning which sets into motion a twisted tale of ever-complicated relationships. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass, Mike Birbiglia
  • Director: Lynn Shelton
  • Genres: Comedy

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Friends, sisters and love don't mix

by pedsarq

This is a touching movie about friends, lovers, and sister who fill each other's lives with chaos only to turn it into fulfillment. Emily Blunt plays the sister who secretly loves a friend who's an...

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It was ok

by snshelley

The guy in the triangle was not believable as a love interest. It was funny in parts but it would be a better rental than a $10 movie....

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A supercilious, insignificant, "like-infested" film about 30 -something's with too much time on their hands

by Peneflix

A supercilious, insignificant, "like-infested" film about 30 -something's with too much time on their hands; not enough intellectual substance, just aimless individuals who have reached a hiatus, a...

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

So many movies try to capture human relationships and fail miserably. A few come close. Your Sister's Sister nails it with grace, humor and winning charm. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Each an actor of distinctive delicacy, Duplass, DeWitt, and Blunt do some of their subtlest, most sweetly calibrated work ever, playing off one another with the kind of ease and trust that is, in itself, a demonstration of love. Read full review

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| Calvin Wilson

This is a smart, moving film that's also very, very funny. Read full review

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Movieline
| Michelle Orange

It's a mark of Shelton's ability to create living characters from seemingly minor shared moments -- the ones that wind up meaning everything. Read full review

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Emily Blunt as Iris and Rosemarie DeWitt as Hannah in ``Your Sister's Sister.''