The Savages

Director: Tamara Jenkins

Cast: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour

(Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2007) Rated: R

US DVD release date: 22 April 2008 (Fox)

[22 April 2008]

by Kate Williams

Sometimes the simplest stories about the most ordinary of people can be the most engaging, rewarding and entertaining.

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