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Lost in Yonkers (1993)

Lost in Yonkers poster
Directed by
Martha Coolidge
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers are sent to live with their stern grandmother in 1940s Yonkers while their father works to pay off debts. They navigate family secrets and their grandmother's strict rules.

tenderfamily-centeredbittersweetemotionalslow-pacedintimatenostalgicpoignant

What happens

Lost in Yonkers is a 1993 American film adaptation of Neil Simon's 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, directed by Martha Coolidge. It stars Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl, and Richard Dreyfuss. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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