7 Score

1996 • 1h 38min • PG-13 • Drama

Marvin's Room

"A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together."

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

IMDb 6.7

RT 84%

MC 67

Director

Jerry Zaks

Composer

Rachel Portman

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Meryl Streep

Lee Wakefield Lacker

Diane Keaton

Bessie Wakefield

Leonardo DiCaprio

Hank Lacker

Robert De Niro

Wallace "Wally" Carter

Hume Cronyn

Marvin Wakefield

Gwen Verdon

Ruth Wakefield

Hal Scardino

Charlie Lacker

Dan Hedaya

Robert "Bob" Carter

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