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58% Critic Match
Used People
“A story about love, family and other embarrassments.”
5.8 / 10• 1992• 1h 55m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl.
Cast & Crew
Shirley MacLaine
Pearl Berman
Lead
Marcello Mastroianni
Joe Meledandri
Bob Dishy
Jack Berman
Jessica Tandy
Freida
Kathy Bates
Bibby Berman
Marcia Gay Harden
Norma
Sylvia Sidney
Becky
Doris Roberts
Tante Lonnie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Beeban Kidron's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Used People is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
