The Other Sister

Name: The Other Sister
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: February 26, 1999
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 28
Cast: Diane Keaton, Giovanni Ribisi, Juliette Lewis

1999

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: February 26, 1999 | PG-13

Starring: Diane Keaton, Giovanni Ribisi, Juliette Lewis

Summary: A young mentally-challenged woman (Lewis) moves out from her mother's house and falls in love with a young man similarly challenged (Ribisi).

Director: Garry Marshall

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 129 min

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Walter Addiego

Marshall has an astounding instinct for popular entertainment. He's done it again with The Other Sister. Read full review

Liam Lacey

The movie is, however, generous in its condescension: Given enough tolerance, cash and a good sex manual, it says, even the mentally handicapped can be just as middle-class and cute as you or me. Read full review

Edward Guthmann

Neutralizes these characters, makes them cute and one-dimensional like fluffy dolls. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Oscillates bewilderingly between contrived and insightful, mechanical and sincere, clumsy and graceful. Read full review

Russell Smith

There's little to recommend this movie, which is part and parcel with Marshall's schlock-dominated body of work. Read full review

Gillian Flynn

Still, there's no mistaking the central message: Slow people have much to teach us. Or is it: Slow people -- aren't they funny? Either way, it's pretty vile stuff. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Contrived, clueless, reprehensible. Read full review

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Anonymous13

Jul 3, 2017

I Absolutely Love this movie. This is definitely one of my favorites. The movie is realistic and the actors and actresses are amazing. This movie shows the life of a young autistic girl and boy. This movie teaches the audience that people diagnosed with Autism can still be responsible andI Absolutely Love this movie. This is definitely one of my favorites. The movie is realistic and the actors and actresses are amazing. This movie shows the life of a young autistic girl and boy. This movie teaches the audience that people diagnosed with Autism can still be responsible and mature. This movie also proves how people don't believe people with autism can be as responsible as others, but Carla proves them wrong. I strongly recommend this movie to children 13 and up due to some inappropriate scene.… Expand

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Defame

Apr 30, 2021

Juliette Lewis was just out of rehab when Marshall cast her. The insurance company for the film didn't want to insure her, so Marshall put up the money himself.

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Sandra16

Nov 7, 2019

I only watched this cause of Cumtown bit. Very much worse than I Am Sam. Ummmm Juliette Lewis Isn’t even close to bad.

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