Romantic entanglements and witty banter unfold with melancholy intimacy between two Thanksgiving dinners.
Intimate and earnest, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Criterion, MGM+, Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), Fandango at Home (free), YouTube (free) and 1 more.
Some innuendo or implied sex and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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