Men Don't Leave
1990 · Movie · PG-13 · 115 min · ★ 6.3 · 77% critics
After a sudden loss, a mother moves with her two sons to Baltimore and tries to rebuild their lives. As each of them struggles with grief, work, and change, they find unexpected connections among the city’s quirky people and small everyday setbacks.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-02-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (34 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy bittersweet family dramas with warmth, grief, and quirky everyday moments, especially if Mother or Last Orders worked for you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or lots of surprises.
Pros: strong lead performance; bittersweet warmth; believable family struggles | Cons: predictable story beats; occasionally sappy tone; uneven supporting threads
Themes
- depression
- widow
- baltimore, usa
- family relationships
- remake
- single mother
Cast & crew
Jessica Lange
as Beth Macauley
Arliss Howard
as Charles Simon
Joan Cusack
as Jody
Chris O'Donnell
as Chris Macauley
Kathy Bates
as Lisa Coleman
Charlie Korsmo
as Matt Macauley
- BM
Belita Moreno
as Mrs. Buckley
Jim Haynie
as Mr. Buckley
Corey Carrier
as Winston Buckley
Kevin Corrigan
as Mike
Directed by Paul Brickman