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The Other Sister

The Other Sister

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1999

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.

Movie details

The Other Sister

“A love story for the romantically challenged.”

1999 Comedy · Drama · Romance 2h 10m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Garry Marshall

Written by

Garry Marshall · Bob Brunner

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Carla Tate

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Elizabeth Tate

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Radley Tate

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Daniel McMann

Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery

Caroline Tate

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Heather Tate

Linda Thorson

Linda Thorson

Drew Evanson

Court is in session

Put The Other Sister on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.