Laura Linney - Best Actress Nominee

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The Savages Ratings

  • User Rating: B
  • Critic Rating: A-

Laura Linney Biography

An award-winning stage actress who grew up around New York theaters, Laura Linney’s distinctive artistry immediately stood out from the Hollywood crowd when she began hitting film screens in the 1990s. Her multi-layered portrayal of hired actress-wife to unwitting husband Jim Carrey in “The Truman Show” (1998) was a breakout supporting role. Only two years later, she topped critics’…

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Critic Reviews of "The Savages"

Average Rating: A-
  • "Smartly written and beautifully played..." Ty Burr, Boston Globe

    A-
  • "A movie like this depends on nuance and performance if it is not to descend entirely into soap opera." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    A-
  • "...some of the best writing and acting on screen all year..." Geoff Berkshire, Chicago Tribune

    A-

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