The Kids Are All Right
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Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
What critics thought
One of the most warmly received films of 2010, Lisa Cholodenko's family drama earns its praise through sharp ensemble work and a script that treats its lesbian-couple premise as a springboard into universal questions about marriage and intimacy rather than a subject in itself. Annette Bening drew particular acclaim, and the film landed on a remarkable number of year-end top-ten lists.
“The Kids Are All Right centers on a lesbian marriage, but is not about one. It's a film about marriage itself, an institution with challenges that are universal. Just imagine: You're expected to live much, if not all, of your married life with another adult. We're not raised for this.”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
Accolades
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
Lisa CholodenkoDirector
Julianne MooreJules
Annette BeningNic
Mark RuffaloPaul
Mia WasikowskaJoni
Josh HutchersonLaser
Yaya DaCostaTanya
Kunal SharmaJai
Eddie HassellClay
Zosia MametSasha
Joaquín GarridoLuis
Rebecca Lawrence LevyBrooke
Lisa EisnerStella
Carter BurwellComposer
Stuart BlumbergWriter
Igor Jadue-LilloCinematographyThe Kids Are All Right
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
What critics thought
One of the most warmly received films of 2010, Lisa Cholodenko's family drama earns its praise through sharp ensemble work and a script that treats its lesbian-couple premise as a springboard into universal questions about marriage and intimacy rather than a subject in itself. Annette Bening drew particular acclaim, and the film landed on a remarkable number of year-end top-ten lists.
“The Kids Are All Right centers on a lesbian marriage, but is not about one. It's a film about marriage itself, an institution with challenges that are universal. Just imagine: You're expected to live much, if not all, of your married life with another adult. We're not raised for this.”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
Accolades
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
Lisa CholodenkoDirectorJulianne MooreJulesAnnette BeningNicMark RuffaloPaulMia WasikowskaJoniJosh HutchersonLaserYaya DaCostaTanyaKunal SharmaJaiEddie HassellClayZosia MametSashaJoaquín GarridoLuisRebecca Lawrence LevyBrookeLisa EisnerStellaCarter BurwellComposerStuart BlumbergWriterIgor Jadue-LilloCinematographyRent & Buy