Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 6.3 · 85% critics
A young woman who has spent years going in and out of rehab returns home for her sister’s wedding weekend. As family tensions surface, the celebration becomes a pressure cooker full of messy emotions and difficult interactions.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-09-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (645 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Rachel Getting Married if you want intense, human family drama around a wedding and tough personal history, with strong performances; Not for you if you dislike long, chaotic scenes or find the shaky, home-video feel exhausting, and you may prefer Margot at the Wedding instead.
Pros: standout performances; raw family drama | Cons: shaky, headache-inducing feel; pacing drags; story disconnect
Themes
- sibling relationship
- drug addiction
- sister
- connecticut
- interracial marriage
- drug rehabilitation
- wedding
- maid of honor
- sister sister relationship
- rehearsal dinner
Awards & recognition
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Actress · 2008
- National Board of Review Award — Best Actress · 2008
- Satellite Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2008
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Award — Best Actress · 2008
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2008
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- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2009 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Supporting Female · 2009 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best First Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 2009 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Female Lead · 2009 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Independent Motion Picture · 2009 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role · 2009 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Cast · 2008 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Actress · 2008 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 2008 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture · 2008 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Anne Hathaway
as Kym Buchman
Rosemarie DeWitt
as Rachel Buchman
Bill Irwin
as Paul Buchman
Debra Winger
as Abby Buchman
Tunde Adebimpe
as Sidney Williams
Mather Zickel
as Kieran
Anna Deavere Smith
as Carol
Anisa George
as Emma
Robyn Hitchcock
as Wedding Guest
'Sister' Carol East
as Wedding Guest
Directed by Jonathan Demme