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Play trailer Poster for Normal TV-MA,  2003,  1h 49m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
After a 25-year marriage to Irma (Jessica Lange), Roy Applewood (Tom Wilkinson) shocks his family when he reveals that he has a gender identity disorder. The Applewood family is further thrown into turmoil when Roy decides to have a sex change operation to relieve the pain of being trapped in a man's body. Roy's co-workers are baffled, his church rejects him and his son, Wayne (Joe Sikora), struggles with the humiliation of having a father who now goes by the name Ruth.

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture Jan 30, 2018
... almost every line of dialogue has at least two meanings, one literal and the other either pop-anthropological or pomo-ironic. And yet Normal, unlike About Schmidt, actually seems to like its characters, and they seem to like each other. Go to Full Review
Rex Reed Observer Mar 13, 2003
A television event that truly deserves the label. Go to Full Review
David Rooney Variety Feb 20, 2003
Story of a middle-aged man preparing to undergo a sex change and of the woman who slowly comes to accept him is rendered with sincerity and restraint by director Jane Anderson. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Sep 19, 2022
B-
What saves it from TV-movie banality are the performances. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 4, 2005
3/5
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall May 22, 2004
4.5/5
Anderson's remarkable achievement here is to treat such a sensational subject with such a steady hand. Go to Full Review
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Abraham R Jun 2, 2018 Amazinfg Story , very touching and great actors .
Hagrid L Sep 25, 2017 Exceptional movie! Highly recommended to anyone who isn't narrow minded(there's no hope for those people).
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Cast & Crew

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Jane Anderson

Director

Jessica Lange

Irma Applewood

Tom Wilkinson

Roy Applewood

Hayden Panettiere

Patty Ann Applewood

Clancy Brown

Frank

Joseph Sikora

Wayne Applewood

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Normal (2003) Normal (2003) Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Lange (center). Tom Wilkinson and Jessica Lange star in HBO film's Normal. Jessica Lange. Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Lange, Hayden Panettiere. Jessica Lange and Writer/Director Jane Anderson. Writer/Director Jane Anderson. Hayden Panettiere, Joe Sikora. Writer/Director Jane Anderson. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis After a 25-year marriage to Irma (Jessica Lange), Roy Applewood (Tom Wilkinson) shocks his family when he reveals that he has a gender identity disorder. The Applewood family is further thrown into turmoil when Roy decides to have a sex change operation to relieve the pain of being trapped in a man's body. Roy's co-workers are baffled, his church rejects him and his son, Wayne (Joe Sikora), struggles with the humiliation of having a father who now goes by the name Ruth.
Director
Jane Anderson
Screenwriter
Jane Anderson
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
TV-MA (L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 16, 2007
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Surround
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