August: Osage County
2013, Drama/Comedy, 1h 59m
206 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
The sheer amount of acting going on in August: Osage County threatens to overwhelm, but when the actors involved are as talented as Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, it's difficult to complain. Read critic reviews
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Violet Weston
Barbara Weston
Bill Fordham
Charles Aiken
Jean Fordham
Little Charles Aiken
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Critic Reviews for August: Osage County
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August: Osage County is about morally flawed, sometimes cruel, and often unlikable women. And that's what makes August: Osage County good.
January 20, 2021 | Full Review… -
Nothing makes you feel better about your dysfunctional family at the holidays than watching a messed-up clan unravel on screen, only armed with better zingers and prettier faces. That describes this adaptation of Tracy Letts's star-studded drama.
September 12, 2014 | Rating: 3.4 | Full Review… -
The film's director, John Wells... is never able to escape from the theatrical origins of this over-heated drama, though lovers of the Edward Albee style of marital confrontation will doubtless revel in the melodrama
February 6, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
Streep goes for it like Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, but ratcheted up at least 467 times.
February 5, 2014 | Full Review… -
It is often hard to know if one is laughing at intentional jokes or bad writing, but the sheer couch-chewing craziness of the enterprise certainly sets it apart.
January 26, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
This is a movie about crummy mummies in which everyone looks their age. That will strike many as a downer but I was left wanting more.
January 24, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for August: Osage County
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Jan 31, 2017Meryl Streep stands out in a fantastic cast portraying a pretty dysfunctional family. Between moments of great tension and vileness between the members there are also very touching scenes. The plot has little function than to push those characters into the same room, from there on out it's a pleasure, albeit sometimes painful, to see them rub against each other. The well written interactions remain pretty memorable even days later.Jens S Super Reviewer
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Dec 11, 2014August: Osage County is a heartbreaking account of the downfall of a family. Based on the play by Tracy Letts', the film is gripping and well-acted, but certainly not everyone's cup of tea. Rating: 71Bradley J Super Reviewer
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Jun 22, 2014It's all fine until the deep dark secrets (so to speak) begin to come out. If only they were convincing enough. The tragedies keep on mounting, but it's hardly effective as I couldn't care enough for any of the characters. May have been better if they'd cared to execute the plot in a way that the twists and shocks felt genuine. Yet, for what it is, a single viewing shouldn't be fatal. In fact, I found it to be a relatively better means of time pass (apparently, for that once). 2.25 out of 5.familiar s Super Reviewer
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May 31, 2014While it borders, and eventually exceeds, in melodrama, August: Osage County is a film hard not to be impressed with. It's dark, cynical, funny in its own way, yet penetrating in its look at one dysfunctional family. It's a film that takes itself very seriously, yet backs it up with talent and a sort of fierceness about itself that keeps one ever engaged. The film revolves around the profoundly dysfunctional Weston family, a Oklahoma based intellectual family, but one riddled with secrets, prejudices, insecurities, and discord. When the male patriarch disappears, it leaves the restless, drug addicted, and deeply flawed Violet Weston, played by Meryl Streep, at the helm, let to deal with her estranged daughters. This all gives a very interesting look at family dynamics and intergenerational strife, and the ripple effects it has. Too often, family dramas never feel real, they're too sanitized, too clean, too polished. One cannot say that of the Weston's who seem all too relatable for many of us. It also serves as a powerful character study about addiction, and the role of substance abuse in troubled families. This is all anchored by an enormously talented ensemble cast, full of some of the most prolific actors of our time, with all of them turning out excellent performances. If there is to be a criticism of Osage County, it's certainly that its melodrama gets away from itself in the later act of the film. Things start to fall apart too easily, the dysfunction starts to feel contrived, and the actors are left to wallow in their own pity. The contrivance is not felt early on, however, making the last act the weakest. The film's huge ensemble cast was undoubtedly a bit too big, feeding a number of storylines that could otherwise be self contained. Still, the dialogue is rich, the characters well realized, and the commentary often poignant, making up for the later shortcomings. 4/5 StarsJeffrey M Super Reviewer
August: Osage County Quotes
| Barbara Weston: | Holy shit that's Karen! You remember your Aunt Karen? |
| Jean Fordham: | Kinda. |
| Barbara Weston: | And that must be this year's man! |
| Bill Fordham: | You're so goddamn self-righteous, you know that? |
| Barbara Weston: | Surely you must have realized when you started porkin' Pippi Longstockin' that you were due for some self-righteousness, just a smudge of indignation on my part! |
| Bill Fordham: | You're thoughtful, Barbara, but you're not open. You're passionate, but you're hard. You're a good, decent, funny, wonderful woman, and I love you, but - YOU'RE A PAIN IN THE ASS! |
| Barbara Weston: | Eat |
| Violet Weston: | I'm not hungry! |
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