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Pieces of April (2003)

Directed by Peter Hedges

Drama | Comedy

Overview

Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April—an inexperienced cook—runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.

Rated PG-13 | Length 81 minutes

Actors

Katie Holmes | Derek Luke | Patricia Clarkson | Oliver Platt | Alison Pill | John Gallagher Jr. | Alice Drummond | Lillias White | Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Vitali Baganov | Adrian Martinez | Susan Bruce | Jamari Richardson | Leila Danette | Stephen Chen | Sally Leung Bayer | Sean Hayes | Sisqó | Marcus Lovett | Jack Chen | Jacqueline Dai | Rosa Luo | Birdie M. Hale | Armando Riesco | Christine Todino | Anney Giobbe | Elizabeth Douglass | Rusty De Wees | Vincent Roselli | Ficchi

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
11/28/2024TVDVDOwned7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Cool movie and not at all what I expected or thought it was. Very nice surprise. Love that the entire premise hinges on it being Thanksgiving. I may have to view this every TG bc it’s really fun.

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