Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Jason Patric ...( see more  see more... ) , Thomas Dekker , Sofia Vassilieva

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to s...( read more  read more... )ave their baby girl’s life. The parents’ desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone’s perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Nick Cassavetes

Release Date: June 26, 2009

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DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009

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  • January 31, 2010
    What an ethical delimma. I could understand both sides of the debate. This was a well-made movie but prepare to shed some tears!
  • January 10, 2010
    A Very routine and manipulative tear-jerker thats just worth recommending for some decent performances and a few marginally powerful scenes. MY SISTER'S KEEPER is a decent film, and worth checking out if your in the mood for this type of fluff.
  • November 1, 2009
    The book was great. The film, not so much. It feels like some schmaltzy God awful TV movie. Cassavetes has no faith in his actors or script. Rather than rely on them to bring forth the emotional punch necessary, he decides that he isn't a film-maker, but a DJ instead. Playing som...( read more)e terribly bland and soul destroying piece of acoustic shit. I didn't come here for a selection of terrible music videos. He also has a way of shooting every scene with bright light coming through the windows, creating nauseating orange glows, EVERYWHERE! The performances may have been good. It's impossible to judge them through Cassavetes' inept storytelling. Baldwin's lawyer, the most interesting character in the book, is sidelined and as a final insult the ending changes the entire tone and message of the story. Such a great premise was squandered here.
  • August 9, 2009
    Well done. Heartbreaking, but you know that before going in so you can wrap your head around it and deal.
  • July 17, 2009
    To start with i did not know much about this movie apart from what my wife told me.So i went in with a fresh head and at least i could not comparing the film to book.Must start by saying that this is not my normal cup of tea and would normal wait for dvd or even sky for this,but ...( read more)to start with the actors are so good in this that i can not say a bad word on any of there performance,maybe only that one or two get less screen time then some others thats all.Yes its a tear jerker but with so many of them having the big payoff at the end this one is all the way through with the help of flashbacks made by characters telling their story which leads them to the present.Yes this may not by everyone taste but its a worth while movie, again with outstanding performances and anther great director turn for Nick cassaveres.
  • February 7, 2010
    This movie has to be sponsered by kleenex because all you do is cry, its really good and not for men, But if you ever need a good cry this movie will deliver
  • February 5, 2010
    Toda su vida Anna (Abigail Breslin, cada vez mejor como joven actriz) ha sido como un conejillo de indias para su familia. Y como dice al principio de My Sister?s Keeper (2009), durante su atractiva secuencia de créditos, hay varias formas de ser concebido: por amor, por accident...( read more)e o, como en su caso, de manera ?artificial?. Anna ha sido ?diseñada? o ?construída? para ser, genéticamente, compatible con su hermana mayor, quien padece leucemia. Anna ha donado desde siempre médula ósea, sangre, y todo lo que necesitara su hermana mayor en su tratamiento.

    My Sister?s Keeper es una película conmovedora y, en muchos momentos, difícil de ver. Narrativamente es desafiante. Lo más interesante del asunto, es que a pesar de tener una historia que sigue los convencionalismos de un telefilme, su forma de ser contada es a través de largos flashbacks. Los flashbacks nos van mostrando cómo la vida de los Fitzgerald de ser idílicamente feliz, se fue ensombreciendo a raíz de la enfermedad de Kate, interpretada soberbiamente por Sofia Vassilieva. Es una actuación que te duele, te impresiona y te deja, hasta el final, con un nudo en la garganta. Kate ha recibido todas las atenciones posibles de su padre (Jason Patric) y su madre (Cameron Diaz). Anna, cansada de ser tratada como una rata de laboratorio, como un objeto relegado, demandará a su madre para obtener ?emancipación médica? y librarse de tener que donar un riñón que podría salvar a Kate. Algo que, supongo yo, nada más puede pasar en Estados Unidos.
    Un realizador tan eficiente para el melodrama como Nick Cassavetes, sabe cómo hacer la historia no nada más visible, sacando de todo su reparto magníficas actuaciones (Cameron Diaz se rasuró la cabeza para una secuencia), sino hacer creíble el drama que presenta y mostrarlo con escenas de belleza lírica (el dibujo hecho pedazos que es llevado por el aire). Cassavetes no quiere que My Sister?s Keeper sea un melodrama lacrimógeno, ni un tedioso filme de juzgado. Le interesa mostrarnos más la evolución en la relación entre las hermanas, el estoico proceso de aceptación de la muerte en una chica de 15 años, al igual que el universo interior de padres que han perdido un hijo o hija en el camino (la juez interpretada por Joan Cusak), o aquellos que, comprensiblemente, se niegan a aceptar una posible futura pérdida.
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  • February 5, 2010
    I was hesitant about seeing this movie because i knew it would be sad. Regardless I sat down and watched it anyway and was glad I did. The movie was nothing like I thought it would be. The acting was great and the plot was so sad and powerful and emotional. I loved it.
  • February 5, 2010
    Good movie, excellent storyline, well acted by all.
  • February 4, 2010
    truly gripping. obviously you gotta honor Ms. Diaz for not only taking a difficult role, but also shaving her head!
    Although I feel that the brightest star in the film is not the biggest. I have to say that Sofia Vassilieva's talent is just marvelous. I love it. I think in the m...( read more)ost scenes she carried the movie. My friend says the issues in the movie are debatable, but i disagree. Who was he character in the movie with the wrong mentality? C'mon! Just watch this to find out what i'm talking about!

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  • filmy
    January 10, 2009
    The book was pretty bad--predictable, contrived.... But I guess I'll still see the movie.

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