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| Release Date
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September 19th, 2003 |
| Country
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USA / Mexico |
| Certification
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Canada:PG (Ontario) / Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) / USA:R / Germany:16 / Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) |
| Aspect Ratio
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1.85 : 1 |
| Sound Mix
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Dolby Digital |
| Language
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English / Spanish |
| Filming Locations
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Mexico |
| Color
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Color |
| Genre
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Drama |
| MPAA
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Rated R for some language and brief drug use. |
| Runtime
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95 min |
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Overwiew :Six American women who planned on travelling to South America to adopt babies are forced, by law, to live there. Adoption / South America / Baby / Bathing Suit / Beach Boy |
Starring :
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, Rita Moreno, Susan Lynch, Daryl Hannah, Lili Taylor, Mary Steenburgen, Vanessa Martinez, Pedro Armendariz Jr, Blanca Loaria, Bruno Bichir, Martha Higareda, David Hevia, Guillermo Ivan Duenas, Angelina Pelaez, Miguel Rodarte, Juan Carlos Vives
Directors :
John Sayles
Producers :
Alison Palmer, Jonathan Sehring, Caroline Kaplan, Lemore Syvan, Alejandro Springall, Melissa Marr
Writers :
John Sayles |
 Critic Reviews
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Grade
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USA Today - Claudia Puig : ...intellectually stimulating and emotionally stirring... more...
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B
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - William Arnold : It's just so much Oprah-esque eye candy, without a point of view, or a plot. more...
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B-
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San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle : ...Casa de los Babys, while dull, is always watchable. more...
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B-
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers : ...the film feels more like a thesis than vivid drama. more...
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C
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ReelViews - James Berardinelli : ...relative to expectations, Casa de los Babys is a disappointment of significant proportions. more...
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C+
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New York Times - Stephen Holden : ...the film's most poignant juxtaposition contrasts the two cultures' attitudes toward children and motherhood. more...
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B+
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New York Post - Lou Lumenick : Casa de los yawns. more...
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C
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Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt : Multi-character story gets lost in its digressions. more...
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C-
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filmcritic.com - Jules Brenner : It's all a touching examination of what adoption means on both sides of the supply-demand equation... more...
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B-
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E! Online - ...a worthwhile therapy session that all genders can enjoy. : http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,88229,00.html more...
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Cincinnati Enquirer - Margaret A. McGurk : ...Casa de los Babys has the heart and insight his (John Sayles) fans expect. more...
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B
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Chicago Tribune - Michael Wilmington : ...a compelling story... more...
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B
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : Sayles handles this material with gentle delicacy... more...
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B
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Boston Globe - Wesley Morris : Sayles seems to be trying, single-handedly, to correct centuries of First World self-centeredness in Third World contexts... more...
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B
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culturevulture.net - Lisanne Skyler's ambitious, in-depth look at painfully dysfunctional family relationships, a : http://www.culturevulture.net/Movies/GettingtoKnowYou.htm more...
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