Home Fries

Name: Home Fries
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: November 25, 1998
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson

1998

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: November 25, 1998 | PG-13

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson

Summary: A romantic comedy about two brothers after the same woman?more or less! One wants to marry her. One wants to murder her. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Dean Parisot

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 91 min

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Roger Ebert

It has elements of sweet romance and elements of macabre humor, and divides its characters between the two. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Written by Vince Gilligan and directed by newcomer Dean Parisot, Home Fries is far too cute and eager to please, but Barrymore and Wilson are charming, and O'Hara is a blast. Read full review

Jami Bernard

A strange, somewhat icky romantic comedy. [25 November 1998, p. 45]

TV Guide Magazine Sandra Contreras

The film boasts slick production values and a charmingly modest turn from the charismatic Barrymore, but it's too trifling and uneven to be a good date movie. Read full review

Stephen Holden

This absurdist satire of sex, sibling rivalry, Oedipal ties, homicidal fantasies and fast food in the American heartland at least has the right attitude. It just isn't funny enough in its particulars to make you break up laughing. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Veering wildly from macabre Southern Gothic to quirky small-town romance, Home Fries is too busy cross-pollinating genres to bother with consistent behavior and tone. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

One of those comedies in which almost everything good about it is extraneous. There are funny lines and quirky bits, but in terms of story and character, the movie is empty and pointless. Read full review

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BigBroB.

Aug 13, 2006

DO watch this film! This is an unusual , quirky film that is soo good natured even while it's sick and screwed up (and not necessarily in the good ways lol). The acting is very good. The production values - surprisingly high. The plot madcap yet reasonable. What a hoot. I am a fan.

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EvilAgent

Aug 1, 2023

Just saw it first time in 2023 , very much enjoyed it, seriously underrated. Did you know it was written by the same person who wrote and created breaking bad ? Think about this too..it was his first movie he ever wrote and the script was so good it was made into a movie. Also Roger ebertJust saw it first time in 2023 , very much enjoyed it, seriously underrated. Did you know it was written by the same person who wrote and created breaking bad ? Think about this too..it was his first movie he ever wrote and the script was so good it was made into a movie. Also Roger ebert gave it 3 stars . Best to watch for the first time knowing nothing in advance I like this film … Expand

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