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66% Critic Match
Housekeeping
“The story of a woman slightly distracted by the possibilities of life.”
6.6 / 10• 1987• 1h 56m•PG• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.
Cast & Crew
Christine Lahti
Sylvie Fisher
LeadSW
Sara Walker
Ruth
AB
Andrea Burchill
Lucille
Anne Pitoniak
Aunt Lily
BR
Barbara Reese
Aunt Nona
Margot Pinvidic
Helen
BS
Bill Smillie
Sheriff
Wayne Robson
Principal
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Forsyth's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Housekeeping is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
