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Synopsis

When Madeleine, a British-born dealer in regional, "outsider" art, travels from Chicago to North Carolina to pursue a local painter for her gallery, she and her brand-new, younger husband George extend the trip to include an introduction to his family: his prickly mother Peg; his taciturn father Eugene; his angry younger brother Johnny, who has always suffered in the shadow of his over-achieving brother; and Johnny's very pregnant and innocently garrulous wife Ashley.

Although Ashley immediately takes to the sophisticated Madeleine and embraces her as a sister, the other members of George's family, especially his mother, are less than receptive. With George falling into his old routine of spending time alone, Madeleine relies almost entirely on Ashley to help her navigate the family dinners, church meetings and Ashley's baby shower, all while desperately trying to close the deal on the artist. Tensions mount when Ashley goes into labor and each family member's priorities, Madeleine's included, are confronted.

Film Information

• Genre: Drama
• Director: Phil Morrison
• Written By: Angus MacLachlan
• Starring: Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Alessandro Nivola, Benjamin McKenzie, Celia Weston, and Scott Wilson
• Running Time: 107 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R
• Language: English
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Reviews

"Amy Adams in a performance as deep as it is delightful, is the film's heart and also its flaky, wonderstruck soul."

   - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"Ensemble casts like this are not easy to come by. Adams is something more than that -- a brilliant young comedian bursting into bloom."

   - Scott Foundas, LA Weekly

"This low-key drama is a miracle of mood, atmosphere, and sensitivity."

   - David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor

"Junebug is a great film because it is a true film. It humbles other films that claim to be about family secrets and eccentricities. It understands that families are complicated and their problems are not solved during a short visit, just in time for the film to end. Families and their problems go on and on, and they aren't solved, they're dealt with."

   - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"The screenwriter Angus MacLachlan and the director Phil Morrison and an astonishingly perfect cast have quietly made a daring picture."

   - Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic

Showtimes

• Wednesday, November 30th
  9:30 pm
• Thursday, December 1st
  7:00 pm, 9:30 pm
• Friday, December 2nd
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, December 3rd
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Sunday, December 4th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Monday, December 5th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, December 6th
  9:30 pm