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Lifelines

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2008 · 91 min Comedy Drama
3.4 / 10 · TMDB

Mom Nancy, a schoolteacher, is unable to handle the constant barrage of hostility from her three children. Husband Ira is ineffectual in helping his wife with her anxiety. Older son Mikey is barely able to express himself. Middle child Meghan flouts whatever restrictions her parents place on her, and youngest child Spencer, needs to be handcuffed to the car just to participate in family outings.

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Year 2008
Country United States of America
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Rob Margolies
Runtime 91 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.4/10 (5 votes)

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The film constructs a painfully honest portrait of domestic dysfunction, relying on exaggerated yet recognizable familial absurdity. It explores the limits of patience and the quiet desperation of parenting without offering neat resolutions.

What lingers after the credits is a sense of uncomfortable recognition—a glimpse into the chaotic, love-filled, and exhausting trenches of family life that many will find both alien and deeply familiar. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Rob Margolies

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Watch alone or with those who appreciate dark comedy and a slow-burn, emotionally charged dive into domestic life.

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