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IMDb rating 7.2
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Critic Ben Kenigsberg
rated 5

...the most memorable, stinging moments from the source material remain. As long as this August stays claustrophobic and “stagebound,” the film retains some of the original’s acid touch...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Susan Wloszczyna
rated 8

What compensates for any claustrophobia is a cast that's as bedecked and bedazzled with Oscar trophies and nominations as they come.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Ian Freer
rated 6

Streep’s Violet makes The Devil Wears Prada’s Miranda Priestly look like a librarian, but for every bit of grandstanding cruelty, there are subtle moments too. She is matched by Julia Roberts in one of her juiciest roles in yonks...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Mark Kermode
rated 6

...notable primarily for its A-list ensemble cast, all of whom relish the chance to sink their teeth into Letts's bilious dialogue.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Helena Lindblad
rated 8

Meryl Streep är inte oväntat Oscarsnominerad för sin kraftfulla tolkning av en pillerknarkande matriark.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Nikolaj Kennov
rated 7

Familien' er en rigtig aktørfilm. På godt og ondt tilhører filmen sit stjernebestrøede ensemble, der råber, skriger og bander hinanden helt ned i kulkælderen...

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Isabelle Espinoza
rated 8

Det som verkligen håller måttet och bär upp filmen till historiskt minnesvärda nivåer är skådespeleriet, som är ovärderligt från början till det bittra slutet.

Read full review at Nöjesguiden
Critic Henrik Østergaard
rated 5

Det er absolut morsomt at se Streep og Roberts’ skrigende tête-a-tête...

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

John Wells
Director
Meryl Streep
As Violet Weston
Dermot Mulroney
As Steve Huberbrecht
Ewan McGregor
As Bill Fordham
Sam Shepard
As Beverly Weston
Benedict Cumberbatch
As Little Charles Aiken
Margo Martindale
As Mattie Fae Aiken

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August: Osage County tells the story of the strong-willed Weston women, who are brought together by a family crisis at their Midwest home. The family's paths have diverged, but they return to their dysfunctional mother, Violet, and her dark secrets. The women's pasts and resentments surface as they confront their mother's addiction and cancer. The play explores the complexities of family relationships, secrets, and lies.

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August: Osage County was released in theaters on January 10, 2014.