Directed by:
Callie KhouriScreenplay:
Callie KhouriCinematography:
John BaileyCast:
Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flanagan, James Garner, Cherry Jones, Ashley Judd, Shirley Knight, Angus Macfadyen, Maggie Smith, Jacqueline McKenzie (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Sidda Lee Walker, a prominent young playwright living in New York City, is a long way from her Louisiana hometown and a safe distance from her loving but highly dramatic and eccentric mother, Vivi. And that's the way she'd like to keep it. But when a 'Time Magazine' profile on Sidda implies that Vivi was not a good mother, Vivi is outraged and the two women get into a fight that threatens to destroy not only their relationship but Sidda's tenuous wedding plans with a man who has waited seven years for her to get over her fear of raising a family of her own. Enter the Ya-Ya Sisterhood... Vivi's intrepid gang of lifelong friends eager to restore peace no matter what it takes. To truly understand Vivi, the Ya-Yas believe, Sidda must know who her mother was as a young woman. A high-spirited beauty who valued love and loyalty above all else, young Vivi was dealt many disappointments in life but was also blessed with an indomitable sense of humor, an adventurous spirit and three best friends. Together, this inseparable foursome shared both good and bad times, celebrating each other's triumphs for more than 40 years, which they recorded in a scrapbook, known as the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Taking matters into their own hands, the Ya-Yas stage an unorthodox intervention to bring mother and daughter back together. With their help and the help of the Divine Secrets, Sidda will begin to unravel the truth about her complicated and unconventional mother, find forgiveness and acceptance, and let go of her painful past. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sandra Bullock
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Blind Side (2009)
Ellen Burstyn
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Interstellar (2014)
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
Fionnula Flanagan
Ireland
Best movies:
Song of the Sea (2014)
The Others (2001)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
James Garner
USA
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Maverick (1994)
The Notebook (2004)
Cherry Jones
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Signs (2002)
Ashley Judd
USA
Shirley Knight
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Angus Macfadyen
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Equilibrium (2002)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Maggie Smith
UK
Best movies:
Jacqueline McKenzie
Australia
Best movies:
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
On the Beach (2000) (TV movie)
Three Summers (2017)
Kiersten Warren
USA
Best movies:
Independence Day (1996)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
The Snow Walker (2003)
Gina McKee
UK
Matthew Settle
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
U-571 (2000)
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) (TV movie)
David Rasche
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Nina Repeta
USA
Best movies:
A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996)
The Angel Doll (2002)
Radioland Murders (1994)
David Lee Smith
USA
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
The Man from Earth (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Caitlin Wachs
USA
Best movies:
Thirteen Days (2000)
My Dog Skip (2000)
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
Frederick Koehler
USA
Best movies:
Taken (2002) (series)
Babylon (2022)
Death Race (2008)
Mark Joy
USA
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Dogma (1999)
The Ultimate Gift (2006)
Boyd Kestner
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Hannibal (2001)