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Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric, Sofia Vassilieva ... see more see more... , Joan Cusack , Heather Wahlquist , Thomas Dekker , Evan Ellingson , David Thornton

Director Nick Cassavetes collaborates with screenwriter Jeremy Leven (The Notebook) for this drama about a pair of parents who resort to unorthodox methods in order to save their young daughter's life... read more read more..., only to find their decision coming back to haunt them in a manner neither could have ever foreseen. Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian (Jason Patric) are coasting through life with their young son and daughter when tragedy threatens to tear the family apart. Suddenly, their baby girl falls ill, and her only hope for survival rests in her parents' ability to find a compatible bone marrow donor. Desperate to save their daughter's life at any cost, Sara and Brian conceive another child in hopes that the baby will be a genetic match. But that decision raises a series of moral and ethical questions that rapidly begin to erode the foundation of the once-happy couple's relationship. Incensed upon learning that she was brought into this world for the singular purpose of prolonging the life of her ailing older sister, the young girl (Abigail Breslin) ultimately decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body. Alec Baldwin, Sofia Vassilieva, and Joan Cusack co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009

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  • October 10, 2011
    A very poignant look at a family dealing with a 15 year old daughter going thru leukemia treatments, and the family problems it creates along the way. A very well written movie, with many lessons to be learned for everyone. Sofia Vassilieva was awesome as the leukemia stricken te... read moreenager who handles it valiantly. Tissues required..
  • August 18, 2011
    A very depressind and sad movie, but good performances from Diaz and the kids, but other than that this movie is depressing and very forgettable, at least to me, maybe if I had experience with someone with cancer then i would have liked it better.
  • June 23, 2011
    One of the most heartbreaking films I have ever watched. The ending is so unexpected. It changes your views completely.
  • May 16, 2011
    My sister's is about a sister that has to give up her some of her body to save her sister's life against her will by her parents. It got to the point that the girl hiring a lawyer to show her parents that she has the right of her body and that they could make her giver some of ... read morebody unless she gives her permission.
    Pros
    Good acting and plot
    It made me cry sometimes.
    Con
    It could be slow sometimes.
    If you like a really good drama or a tearjerker, you should give this a try.
  • March 20, 2011
    Much like the book of the same title, My Sister's Keeper is an instant audience grabber which gets beautiful and powerful performances from everyone in the cast. It's a tissue-filled, heart-wrenching, and powerful film.
  • December 7, 2010
    A subject that really gets me, but a pretty mediocre film.
  • August 17, 2010
    Very good movie for such a sad subject.
  • August 7, 2010
    One of Cameron Diaz's best performances!
  • August 3, 2010
    Good performances, very touching, and good natured, but because it did not stay true to points in book that were essential, I have to take off points.
  • February 19, 2010
    so disappointing i was expecting to cry, which didnt happen and i just didnt enjoy it as much as i thought i would i mean it was entertaining and interesting but not my sort of movie it would seem!

Critic Reviews


Betsy Sharkey
July 1, 2009
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

Where restraint might have raised up My Sister's Keeper, a heavy hand has brought it down. Full Review

Ben Lyons
June 29, 2009
Ben Lyons, At the Movies

I found the movie to be really tough and challenging and enjoyable. Full Review

Ben Mankiewicz
June 29, 2009
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

I have a heart. I just don't want schlock. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
June 26, 2009
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

My Sister's Keeper targets tear ducts so ruthlessly, it might as well be sponsored by Kleenex. Full Review

Colin Covert
June 26, 2009
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Uneven but deeply moving. Full Review

Tom Long
June 26, 2009
Tom Long, Detroit News

A surprisingly lovely movie about an absolutely awful subject, My Sister's Keeper features what also may be the year's first performance worthy of Oscar mention. Full Review

A.O. Scott
June 26, 2009
A.O. Scott, New York Times

My Sister's Keeper takes on a very tough subject, but ultimately it is too soft, too easy, and it dissolves like a tear-soaked tissue.

Lisa Kennedy
June 26, 2009
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

My Sister's Keeper humanizes vexing questions about medical ethics without sacrificing rattling family drama. Full Review

Bruce Demara
June 26, 2009
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star

With solid performances and an intelligent script, My Sister's Keeper offers a moving and powerfully realistic portrait of a family stalked by tragedy that somehow manages to emerge from crisis batter... Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
June 26, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

For all its awkward structure, the film is heartfelt and deeply affecting. Full Review

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    • Jesse Fitzgerald: I tried to wake her up. I poked her and everything.
    • Anna Fitzgerald: Most babies are accidents. Not me. I was engineered. Born to save my sister's life.

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