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Imaginary Heroes

Play trailer Poster for Imaginary Heroes R,  2005,  1h 52m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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34% Tomatometer 104 Reviews 81% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
After their college athlete son (Kip Pardue) commits suicide, Sandy (Sigourney Weaver) and Ben Travis (Jeff Daniels) re-evaluate their relationship. Their teenage son, Tim (Emile Hirsch), offers some relief from the difficulties when Sandy starts smoking marijuana with him, though Ben feels excluded from their newfound friendship. When Tim realizes he is no longer attracted to his girlfriend, Steph (Suzanne Santo), his interest in neighbor Kyle (Ryan Donowho) takes on a whole new meaning.
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Imaginary Heroes is a muddled, melodramatic and unconvincing drama.

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Mar 18, 2005
2/4
Although she comes across as bordering on insufferable, we are expected to understand that Sandy is the touchstone of honesty in the film because, like other American films of the Sundance variety, eccentricity signifies emotional authenticity. Go to Full Review
Geoff Pevere Toronto Star Mar 18, 2005
2/4
Weaver pretty much keeps Imaginary Heroes aloft. Go to Full Review
Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Mar 13, 2005
3/5
Has a third act that consists almost entirely of skeletons tumbling out of the closet, but Weaver's and Hirsch's flawless performances elevate the film above and beyond the ranks of 'Ordinary People' pastiches, and in the end it stands on its own merits. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter May 7, 2020
Think Ice Storm and Donnie Darko as the American Dream goes terribly awry in the bosom of a suburban family. Go to Full Review
Kaleem Aftab The List Apr 24, 2019
2/5
The fractured, non-linear narrative fires plenty of red herrings and there are plenty of pointless characters with melodramatic side plots that go nowhere. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Jul 2, 2009
B
Sigourney Weaver is impeccable as a distraught mother who resorts to pot to barricade her emotions in writer/director Dan Harris' diamond-sharp treatise on American family dysfunction that makes "The Ice Storm" look like a walk in the park. Go to Full Review
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Anakin W Oct 2, 2017 I love this movie so much. It has so many elements and shows a family burdened by the grief of a loved one and how it affects them all. Emile Hirsch and Sigourney Weaver both do stunning performances. I've watched this flick so many times. See more
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Dan Harris

Director

Sigourney Weaver

Sandy Travis

Emile Hirsch

Tim Travis

Jeff Daniels

Ben Travis

Michelle Williams

Penny Travis

Kip Pardue

Matt Travis

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Synopsis After their college athlete son (Kip Pardue) commits suicide, Sandy (Sigourney Weaver) and Ben Travis (Jeff Daniels) re-evaluate their relationship. Their teenage son, Tim (Emile Hirsch), offers some relief from the difficulties when Sandy starts smoking marijuana with him, though Ben feels excluded from their newfound friendship. When Tim realizes he is no longer attracted to his girlfriend, Steph (Suzanne Santo), his interest in neighbor Kyle (Ryan Donowho) takes on a whole new meaning.
Director
Dan Harris
Producer
Illana Diamant, Moshe Diamant, Frank Hübner, Gina Resnick, Denise Shaw
Screenwriter
Dan Harris
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
QI Quality International GmbH & Co. KG, ApolloProMedia, Imaginary Heroes, Signature Films
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Violence|Substance Abuse)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$228.5K
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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