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The Myth of Fingerprints

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The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)

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Reviews Counted:17

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Rotten:6

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Four grown, emotionally distant siblings return to their parents' chilly Maine estate for Thanksgiving weekend, their first reunion in three years. Tension mounts as old wounds reopen amidst the... Four grown, emotionally distant siblings return to their parents' chilly Maine estate for Thanksgiving weekend, their first reunion in three years. Tension mounts as old wounds reopen amidst the cranberry sauce, thanks to animosity between the paterfamilias and his one son (Wyle, of "ER" fame)--and between the eldest daughter and the entire brood. [More]

Starring: Julianne Moore, Hope Davis, Noah Wyle, Blythe Danner

Starring: Julianne Moore, Hope Davis, Noah Wyle, Blythe Danner, Roy Scheider, Laurel Holloman, James Le Gros, Brian Kerwin, Michael Vartan, Arija Bareikis

Director: Bart Freundlich

Director: Bart Freundlich
Screenwriter: Bart Freundlich
Composer: David Bridie, John Phillips
Producer: Bart Freundlich, Tim Perell, Mary Jane Skalski, Noah Wyle

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A dull indie hand-crafted for the Sundance Festival and not much else.

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