Pieces of April |  | Director: Peter Hedges
Actors: Katie Holmes, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke, Alison Pill
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  132 reviews
Sales Rank: 30759
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D1005951D
UPC: 027616901811
EAN: 0027616901811
ASIN: B0000VV4OK
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: February 24, 2004
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Product Description
A daughter who was a misfit in suburbia tries to make amends with her family by cooking Thanksgiving dinner, which would be a nice idea if she could cook.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 13-FEB-2007
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com
The plot of Pieces of April, a sweet independent film, couldn't be simpler: As a raffish young woman named April (chipmunk-cute Katie Holmes, Wonder Boys, Dawson's Creek) struggles to cook Thanksgiving dinner in her dingy, cramped New York apartment, her estranged family slowly drives toward the city, stopping now and then to question why they're going to a meal they expect to be not only bad to eat, but awkward and unhappy. The writing, acting, and directing of Pieces of April ranges from straightforward to clumsy--and yet the movie builds to a surprisingly potent emotional conclusion. Much of the credit goes to wily Patricia Clarkson (High Art, The Station Agent), who plays April's cancer-ridden mother with a compelling mixture of sadness, rebellion, and wistful hope. Also featuring Oliver Platt (Funny Bones), Sean Hayes (Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss), and Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher). --Bret Fetzer
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 132
 Ummmm... February 20, 2010
L. McCracken (Oklahoma)
After I bought this dvd I was really excited but when I watched it I was really disapointed. I couldnt even get through it I dont think I even got through half of it. I took it back to hastings where I bought it as soon as I could.
This movie has it! December 6, 2009
myfoot101 (Iowa)
This movie is a great example of the rawness and sense of intimacy with the viewer achieved in several indie films.
Katie Holmes has mad acting chops here. Oliver Platt also plays a great role, the link between "strangers."
This is a remarkable film about second chances and resolution.
 Deeply moving and humorous film of a Thanksgiving reconciliation November 26, 2009
BRIAN A. O'DELL (Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States)
I always watch this movie on Thanksgiving Day... and it never fails to make me smile and also bring a tear to my eye. This is a deeply moving tale of what it means to be the misunderstood 'black sheep' of one's family who learns to make her family proud... but also of parents and a brother willing to give her one 'final' chance. Both Patricia Clarkson and Oliver Platt give real, nuanced performances as parents going thru their own tragic hell, the best they are able... and Katie Holmes does a good job of the misunderstood, and difficult daughter, trying desperately to make her family proud. By the end of the film I challenge you to not feel a deep feeling of hope of what every family which suffers from stress, illness, whatever, could experience on Thankgiving (or any) day: forgiveness, love, acceptance and gratitude for each other.
disappointed Thanksgiving movie... November 10, 2008
Mel (United States)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was looking for a new movie to watch for Thanksgiving. I love comedies and since this movie is located under comedies and had such great reviews, I bought it. I was so disappointed with the movie. First of all, it should be under drama, not comedy. There was not one funny scene in the whole movie. It was boring in some scenes, too many close ups of the goth look of April and the movie was all around horrible. I just wanted to clear up that this movie is not a comedy, if there are any movie lovers out there, like me, that love comedies.
 Katie Holmes was really good June 11, 2008
C. Monroe (Irvine, CA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Loved the acting and the characters.... but a 'day in the life' movies are not for me. While it was interesting, it was not entertaining to me.
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