Men Don't Leave

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Men Don't Leave

PG-13,

1990,

1h 55m,

Comedy/

Drama

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16 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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81%

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62%

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500+ Ratings

After her husband's death, Beth Macauley moves into an inexpensive Baltimore apartment with her two sons, Chris and Matt. When Beth accepts a job at a local grocery store, Chris grows bitter and falls for an older woman, while 9-year-old Matt hides his grief behind a new interest in burglary. As the Macauleys adjust to their new life, they learn that sticking together is the only way to overcome their loss.

Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Oct 16, 2003

4/5

Unexpectedly vivid; great work by Lange and Cusack.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

Men Don't Leave is the story of how a warm and believable suburban wife and mother becomes a widow who is trapped in a series of Hollywood improbabilities.

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

May 9, 2023

2.5/4

Personally I'd like to see Lange have a go at both directing and acting in a movie like Men Don't Leave. The acting in this film makes it a pleasant diversion, but in terms of telling us anything we don't already know, it just isn't there.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Nov 16, 2022

Men Don't Leave struck me as an exceptionally sensitive and original film. [Full review in Spanish]

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

May 7, 2007

3/5

Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

Mar 11, 2006

3/5

Performances to die for

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Poe G

Nov 4, 2018

Watching the suffering, growth, and personal renewal of these likeable characters we gain a fresh perspective on our primal feelings about the family circle. One of the most unjustly underappreciated films of the 1990s; wonderfully acted.

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Han S

Jul 16, 2017

Story about a recent widow who has to raise her two kids on her own. Joan Cusack is really good in this movie. If it wasn't for her I'd have hated it. Jessica Lange can play sexy, but this is not that type of role. She sucked in this movie. The story was good though.

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Paul Brickman

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Jessica Lange

Beth Macauley

Chris O'Donnell

Chris Macauley

Charlie Korsmo

Matt Macauley

Arliss Howard

Charles Simon

Tom Mason

John Macauley

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Synopsis

After her husband's death, Beth Macauley moves into an inexpensive Baltimore apartment with her two sons, Chris and Matt. When Beth accepts a job at a local grocery store, Chris grows bitter and falls for an older woman, while 9-year-old Matt hides his grief behind a new interest in burglary. As the Macauleys adjust to their new life, they learn that sticking together is the only way to overcome their loss.

Director: Paul Brickman
Producer: Jon Avnet
Screenwriter: Barbara Benedek, Paul Brickman
Production Co: The Geffen Company
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 2, 1990, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Surround

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