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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002 · 116 min

A warm, bittersweet Southern tale of friendship and forgiveness, unfolding gently through memories and secrets.

Directed by
Callie Khouri
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
The Secret Is Out.
Overview
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.

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Directed by
Callie Khouri
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • friendship
  • memory
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Callie Khouri
Written by
Callie Khouri
Starring
Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flanagan, James Garner, Cherry Jones, Ashley Judd, Shirley Knight, Angus Macfadyen
Music
David Mansfield, T Bone Burnett
Cinematography
John Bailey
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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