MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Rachel Getting Married
When Kym returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister Rachel, she brings a long history of personal crisis, family conflict and tragedy along with her. The wedding couple's abundant party of friends and relations has gathered for a joyful weekend of feasting, music and love, but Kym--with her biting one-liners and flair for bombshell drama--is a catalyst for long-simmering tensions in the family dynamic.
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MPAA rating:
R
for language and brief sexuality
Cast:
Anisa George; Bill Irwin; Debra Winger; Jerome LePage; Mather Zickel; Anne Hathaway; Tunde Adebimpe; Beau Sia; Rosemarie DeWitt; Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by:
Jonathan Demme
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Comedy Running time:
01:56
Release date:
2008
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