Sentences with phrase «estranged siblings»
"Estranged siblings" refers to brothers or sisters who have become distant or separated from each other emotionally or physically, often due to disagreements or conflicts. They have a strained or broken relationship, lacking in the usual closeness and connection shared by siblings. Full definition
With The Skeleton Twins, comedic performers Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader rein in their manic antics to tap into the maudlin tale of estranged siblings in desperate need of each other.
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The story about estranged siblings reuniting after a death in the family is not something new.
Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig have tremendous chemistry as estranged siblings fumbling to reconnect after a decade apart.
, comedic performers Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader rein in their manic antics to tap into the maudlin tale of estranged siblings in desperate need of each other.
Writer - director Craig Johnson (True Adolescents) and co-writer Mark Heyman (Black Swan) won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance in January for this story about estranged siblings Milo (Bill Hader) and Maggie (Kristen Wiig), who reunite when Milo is hospitalized after attempting suicide.
A teary scene in a diner won't fail to put a lump in your throat and blends the muted emotion of estranged siblings with tragedy that draws the audience in further.
Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern play estranged siblings David and Jason, the former a depressive late - night - radio talk show host, the latter an extroverted con man; when Jason drags his younger brother to a dreary Atlantic City and into a real - estate scam, events spiral toward tragedy.
Winning plays from other schools in the ten - minute - play competition this year dealt with the Underground Railroad, a homicidal teenager tormented by personal demons, and estranged siblings fighting at their gay father's funeral.
That's $ 9,132 per screen for the dramedy starring Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader as estranged siblings.
Witnessing their knot tying is her estranged sibling, Margot (Nicole Kidman), separated from her spouse (John Turturro) and mother of one.
Death and happenstance bring the estranged siblings together, and suddenly the film's title clicks into place.
Because Tamara Jenkins contrives lame, shopworn scenarios to force two estranged siblings to give a little heart and soul, I imagine the story's snooty lit - circle aura is accountable for the film's histrionic plaudits.
Years later, they are estranged siblings, petty rivals, and washed - up failures.