The Perfect Family

Apr 24 2011 PG-13 1h 24m
Comedy, Drama

Kathleen Turner stars as suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary, who has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish, her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformist family she has been glossing over for years...

Plot

Eileen Cleary has just been nominated for Catholic Woman of the Year when her family drops a bombshell. Over the dinner table she discovers that not only is her son leaving his wife and children for the local beautician, but her daughter is 5 months pregnant and about to marry her girlfriend. Desperate to win the award, Eileen is conflicted between shame over her family and the desire to do the right thing by them. Unable to accept either of their choices, her family splinters, and her husband even threatens to leave. Ultimately this is a feel-good movie and Eileen proves herself worthy of both her family and the award.

Written by

Paula Goldberg, Claire V. Riley

Directed by

Anne Renton

Cast

Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Present Pictures

Languages

English, Français

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
1,611
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA