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Your Sister's Sister

2011 · 90 min

A quiet, talky retreat where awkward honesty and raw feelings simmer, leaving you moved and uneasy.

Directed by
Lynn Shelton
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
A comedy about doing the right thing with the wrong person.
Overview
Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.

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Directed by
Lynn Shelton
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • family
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Lynn Shelton
Written by
Lynn Shelton
Starring
Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass, Michael Harring, Mike Birbiglia, Jason Dodson, Pete Erickson, Kathryn Lebo
Music
Vinny Smith
Cinematography
Benjamin Kasulke
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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