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The Anniversary Party (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 110

Fresh: 67

Rotten:43

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Consensus: This Party features a killer cast and many funny scenes, but the movie feels like nothing more than an excuse for the actors to emote.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jun 8, 2001 Limited

Box Office: $2,974,308

Synopsis: To celebrate their sixth anniversary, successful novelist Joe Therrian (Alan Cumming) and his wife, famous Hollywood actress Sally (Jennifer Jason Leigh), invite their friends over for a party.... To celebrate their sixth anniversary, successful novelist Joe Therrian (Alan Cumming) and his wife, famous Hollywood actress Sally (Jennifer Jason Leigh), invite their friends over for a party. Sally and Joe have only recently reconciled after a separation, and the strain in their relationship reveals itself as the party progresses. An especially difficult topic is Joe's casting of trendy young actress Skye Davidson (Gwyneth Paltrow) in a film based on his latest novel--a role that might have gone to Sally. Also present are the Therrians's neurotic friends: the insecure director Mac (John C. Reilly) and his neurotic wife Clair (Jane Adams), movie star Cal Gold (Kevin Kline) and his wife Sophia (Phoebe Cates)--who has given up her career to support their children, and the next door neighbors, who have their own problems. The result is truly a night to remember. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming cowrote and codirected THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY, casting their friends in the lead roles, and shooting on digital video to give the film more intimacy and freedom than mainstream Hollywood dramas. Featuring fresh, honest acting from its ensemble and brilliant performances from Leigh and Cumming, THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY is a hilarious look at life and love. [More]

Starring: Jane Adams, Jennifer Beals, Phoebe Cates, Alan Cumming

Starring: Jane Adams, Jennifer Beals, Phoebe Cates, Alan Cumming, John Benjamin Hickey, Kevin Kline, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gwyneth Paltrow, Parker Posey, John C. Reilly, Michael Panes, Denis O'Hare, Mina Badie, Karen Kilgariff, Matt Malloy

Director: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Director: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Screenwriter: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Producer: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joanne Sellar
Composer: Michael Penn
Studio: Fine Line Features

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11/20/08
Stacie Hougland
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08/07/08
Bob Grimm
Sacramento News & Review
N/R

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05/27/08
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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As first film, it suffers from problems of most movies directed by actors: Big emotional scenes and indulgent acting. But it has moments of truth, with waves of recognition flowing between the thesps onscreen and viewers offsceen who know showbiz.

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04/20/06
Emanuel Levy
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...because Cumming and Leigh avoid most (though not all) of the easy choices common to first-time writers and directors, the movie stays on the right side of entertaining.

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04/05/06
Mark Bourne
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12/06/05
Film Threat
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... it's fascinating to search for these characters' hearts under the layers of makeup, denial, disguise, excuses, fantasies, and ego.

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12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
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08/07/04
Peter Rainer
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03/16/04
Apollo Guide
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Intenso e fascinante, o filme se apóia inteiramente no imenso talento de seu elenco e é recompensado com atuações absolutamente irretocáveis – e é claro que a dupla de diretores merece créditos por isto.

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10/12/03
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Lo que hicieron Leigh y Cumming fue reunir a un grupo de amigos actores, y disparar algunas acideces sobre comportamientos más bien frívolos que generalmente esconden costados más amargos del ser humano.

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03/22/03
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

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03/10/03
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

A raw yet relaxed film buff’s film... a wittier, recast version of one of your own dinner parties, with enough high drama to keep the guests talking for quite a while.

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01/16/03
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

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01/10/03
Nick Davis
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01/07/03
David Poland
Hot Button

Co-directors Jason Leigh and Cummings have delivered an uncharacteristically smart comedy with surprising dramatic turns and excellent performances across the board.

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12/08/02
Chris Gore
Film Threat

Focusing on the relationship between Sally and Joe ... The Anniversary Party reveals itself as a devastating parable about love, unfolding much like a stage play.

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11/18/02
Rachel Deahl
Boxoffice Magazine

Unfortunately, more often than not it settles for the bright Yuppie banter ... you would expect of this bunch of characters.

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10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

An encouraging sign, both for the potential of low-budget, digital video movie-making and for the potential of talented actors to bring fresh ideas to the other side of the camera.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
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December 13, 2005: Cumming, Heche & Boreanaz to Work for "Charity"
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