The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

R

2009

1h 33m

Comedy

Drama

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Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) is a middle-aged woman married to a much older man named Herb (Alan Arkin), a celebrated publisher. After she and Herb move to a retirement community, Pippa's troubled past bubbles to the surface. Though a neighbor's son (Keanu Reeves) acts as her confidante, Pippa slowly inches toward a nervous breakdown.

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Critics Consensus

Reverential and offbeat, the road trip film Private lives of Pippa Lee takes emotional detours and is elevated by great performances, particularly that of Robin Wright-Penn.

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

08/12/2010

4/5

A feel-good film, both disconcerting and rewarding on all fronts.

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Ian Buckwalter

NPR

07/04/2010

7.1/10

As a woman under the influence of everyone but herself, Pippa often feels lost when she's on her own - a blank slate with no one holding a chalk - Robin Wright Penn allows us to get to know a character who still doesn't really know herself.

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Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

01/15/2010

A superb performance by Robin Wright Penn illuminates Rebecca Miller's intelligent and revealing look at the inner wild child beneath a 50-ish Connecticut matron.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

11/22/2020

Robin Wright Penn gives a subtle and soulful performance as a longtime wife and mother belatedly seeking to find herself in middle age.

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

08/05/2019

2.5/4

There is an episodic quality to the film that doesn't quite work, but Robin Wright Penn's strong central performance and Miller's capable screenplay deftly navigate the familiar trajectory of the story.

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Dave White

Movies.com

04/04/2011

3.5/5

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Melissa M

@Lisey 5d

It has an All-Star cast. But the storyline is all over the place. It's very confusing. It keeps jumping from Pippa Lee's past to what's currently going on in the movie. It's very hard to follow. Had to go on Wikipedia just to look up the plot line. Even though it thoroughly explained the movie the film is still hard to understand. I was really disappointed. It just goes to show you just because you have an All-Star cast it doesn't mean you have a four-star movie.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Sep 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Steve D

@RT35616104 10/08/2023

Strong cast and not much else.

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Richard E

@RT55691732 02/15/2023

A fine cast and a quirky story.

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tom m

@RT96790832 12/25/2021

I guess I had watched this a decade ago, but I have no recollection of it. In any case, I enjoyed it. Quite a high-powered cast. A well-told story.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown 11/17/2021

Wright's spotty past lands her in a relationship with a man twice her age - but when he winds up having an affair in a nursing home, she finds herself rediscovering herself.

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Synopsis

Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) is a middle-aged woman married to a much older man named Herb (Alan Arkin), a celebrated publisher. After she and Herb move to a retirement community, Pippa's troubled past bubbles to the surface. Though a neighbor's son (Keanu Reeves) acts as her confidante, Pippa slowly inches toward a nervous breakdown.

Director: Rebecca Miller
Producer: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Lemore Syvan
Screenwriter: Rebecca Miller
Distributor: Screen Media Ventures
Production Co: Elevation Filmworks, E1 Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 27, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2012
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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