Sigourney Weaver gives a terrific performance in this impressive film.
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03/21/05
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Imaginary Heroes (2004)
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Reviews Counted:101
Fresh:35
Rotten:66
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Imaginary Heroes is a muddled, melodramatic and unconvincing drama.
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Dec 17, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: This realistic family film starring Sigourney Weaver and Emile Hirsch as a loving mother and son asks some deep questions about mortality, the risks of depression, and staying together verses... [More]
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels, Deirdre O'Connell
Director: Daniel Harris
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07/05/05
Weaver dominates the proceedings, bringing such intelligence, energy, and complexity to the role that it should be a crime she hasn’t received but a whisper of Oscar buzz.
12/19/04
This is a nice debut for director Harris, and for fans of dysfunctional family stories, a great addition to an under-appreciated genre.
02/09/05
The gift of Imaginary Heroes is getting to know these anything- but-ordinary people.
03/03/05
Top Criticunusually bold and affecting
12/16/04
Sigourney Weaver is impeccable as a distraught mother who resorts to pot to barricade her emotions in writer/director Dan Harris' diamond-sharp treatise on American family dysfunction that makes "The Ice Storm" look like a walk in the park.
07/02/09
With an eager urgency full of risk, [director] Harris piles on emotional layers and keeps winking back-stories at us.
03/04/05
...a very good movie that falls short of excellence...
09/12/04
Superbly acted.
12/16/04
Audiences may feel compelled towards labeling Imaginary Heroes nothing more than a movie-of-the-week. But, most will have to admit, it’s a pretty good one.
10/14/04
Has a patchwork quality that can be infuriating, but it's never bland or uninteresting, and works more often than not...clearly the work of a filmmaker of promise.
02/14/05
A hard-hitting drama about the sharp edges of grief and the need for families to nurture openness and love in the midst of tragedies that test their mettle.
12/16/04
The journey, with all of its ups and downs and chaotic jumble, feels true and is full of humanity, which makes Imaginary Heroes something special.
12/17/04
Given the humorous antics of the hip mother, many a kid would enjoy living with this dysfunctional family.
12/07/04
Sigourney Weaver stands out as the heart of Imaginary Heroes, a depiction of a troubled suburban family.
05/27/05
Hirsch is dead-on with his weary deadpan in the face of high school torment, sexual confusion and parental absurdity.
12/17/04
Top CriticFamily crosscurrents are so rarely explored with any kind of intelligence in commercial American filmmaking, one applauds Harris for going there at all.
12/16/04
Top CriticIf the film had been about Weaver rather than her family, Harris might have scripted an ending that represented a risky individual choice instead of a communal retreat.
03/18/05
Imaginary Heroes is a queer-eyed valentine to Sigourney Weaver.
12/14/04
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