August: Osage County (2013)

Movie Review

American family who one day gathers under one roof. The main character, Violet, is a woman with a high temper. To ease the pain of her affliction, she takes drugs, which makes her temper “in all its glory” come down on her husband, her three daughters, and in general on all members of the family. The film, with a terrific cast – Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ewan McGregor – was based on a play by Tracy Letts.

Trailer

Screen shots

Cast

Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts

Movie Info

Director – John Wells
Writer – Tracy Letts
Taglines – Misery loves family.
Genres – Comedy Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA) – Rated R for language including sexual references, and for drug material
Release date – January 10, 2014 (United States)
Country of origin – United States
Official sites – Official Site Official site (Japan)
Language – English
Also known as – Agosto
Filming locations – Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA
Production companies – The Weinstein Company Jean Doumanian Productions Smokehouse Pictures
Budget – $25,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada – $37,738,810
Opening weekend US & Canada – $179,302 Dec 29, 2013
Gross worldwide – $74,188,937
Runtime – 2h 1min
Color – Color
Sound mix – Datasat Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio – 2.35 : 1

Rating

IMDb – 7.2/10
Vudu – 3.9/5
Rotten Tomatoes – 67%

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