Beginners

release date:June 17, 2011
Tuesday November 1, 2011 (dvd)
genre:Drama
running time:105 min.
director:Mike Mills
studio:Alliance Films
producer(s):Miranda de Pencier, Leslie Urdang, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
screenplay:Mike Mills
cast:Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Goran Visnjic, Mélanie Laurent
Current Tribute rating: Current rating: 3.86    Rate Movie     User Reviews

Beginners Movie Synopsis

Oliver (Ewan McGregor) meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anne (Mélanie Laurent) only months after his father Hal (Christopher Plummer) has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who—after 44 years of marriage—came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life.

The upheavals of Hal's new honesty, by turns funny and moving, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.

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  i really loved this movie. great characters, words not wasted. this is a thought provoking film, so it is not for all. christopher plumber was wonderful.

  Good movie. Plummer gives one of his best performances, as does McGregor

  Good movie, with many emotional moments with some surprising comical overaly.

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