The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
- Directed by
- Patrick Sisam
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 3.9 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man looks back on his strained relationship with his wealthy father and reevaluates his own life choices. Through a series of flashbacks, he confronts the emotional distance in his family.
reflectivemelancholicintimateunderstatedbittersweetslow-burnemotionally raw
What happens
The Year of Getting to Know Us is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Patrick Sisam and written by Sisam and Rick Velleu, based on the short stories "Star Food" and "The Year of Getting to Know Us" by Ethan Canin. It stars Jimmy Fallon, Sharon Stone, Tom Arnold, Illeana Douglas, and Lucy Liu. It premiered on January 24, 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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