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Certificate 12

Cast Holly Hunter Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Robert Downey Jr.

Directors Jodie Foster

Screenwriters W D Richter

Running Time 100 minutes

Home For The Holidays
Nicely understated dysfunctional family comedy with Jodie Foster at the helm.

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Plot
For Claudia Larson (Hunter) this year's Thanksgiving holiday is beginning to look far from celebratory. Leaving behind unexpected unemployment and a 15-year-old daughter (Danes) hellbent on spending a weekend of cherry popping with her boyfriend, Claudia heads back to her Baltimore homestead to join in the turkey-tinged celebrations with her less than functional family.

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