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My Sister's Keeper (2009) -- Here's the music video for Peter Yorn's "Don't Wanna Cry," a song featured in My Sister's Keeper.
My Sister's Keeper (2009) -- When a family matter leads to Anna Fitzgerald (Breslin) learning the truth about her conception, she enlists the services of a seasoned lawyer (Baldwin) in an effort to emancipate herself from her parents (Diaz and Patric).
My Sister's Keeper (2009) -- Clip: A day at the beach
My Sister's Keeper (2009) -- Interview: Alec Baldwin "On what attracted him to the project"
My Sister's Keeper (2009) -- Trailer for this film about a girl with Leukemia and her genetically engineered sister

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   7,651 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jeremy Leven (screenplay) and
Nick Cassavetes (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 June 2009 (USA) more
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Plot:
Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
My Sister's Keeper - Surprisingly good more (107 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language and brief teen drinking.
Runtime:
109 min
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Color (DeLuxe)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Sofia Vassilieva shaved her hair and eyebrows off in order to play the role of Kate Fitzgerald. Vassilieva described it as being the least she could do to understand Kate's pain. Due to filming in a T.V. show as well as the movie, Vassilieva's long hair was turned into a wig for her. more
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Revealing mistakes: In the scene were Kate and Taylor are kissing there is spirit gum visible on Kate's left eyebrow. This is because although the brown hair and eyebrows Kate has in this scene are supposed to be her own they are not. Sofia Vassilieva had her head shaved for the part. more
Quotes:
Taylor Ambrose: I'm Taylor. ACL.
Kate Fitzgerald: I'm Kate. APL.
Taylor Ambrose: Oh, a rarity.
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Movie Connections:
Features Pleasantville (1998) more

FAQ

How could parents conceive a child just to use her body parts to save another child?
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27 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
My Sister's Keeper - Surprisingly good, 25 June 2009
8/10
Author: blackeyedpea225 from United States

My Sister's Keeper is based on the novel by Jodi Picoult. It runs 109 minutes long (perfect time, thank GOD it's not as long, dragged out and dreadful as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen). Attended a screening of this on Tuesday, and was shocked. I thought it would feature a dysfunctional family blabbing for an hour and 50 minutes for nothing. It was far from that. Story is told in a different way. Flashing between different times without being too confusing. It was a very sad movie, but wasn't depressing, rather educating about life lessons. Cameron Diaz was great in this. I usually hate her, but this is the best I've seen her in so far. Sofia Vassilieva was good as a teenager with cancer and I loved how she comforted her family. In the end, everyone in the theater was crying. Great movie. Go see it.

By the way, you should DEFINITELY see this over Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Surprised there were 800 people at the screening of that trash and not many people came out to see this great piece of work.

Overall Rating: 8.1 out of 10

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