Movie
Marvin's Room
1996PG-131h 38m6.7 / 10
A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together.
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
More about Marvin's Room
Cast
Meryl StreepLee Wakefield Lacker
Diane KeatonBessie Wakefield
Leonardo DiCaprioHank Lacker
Robert De NiroWallace "Wally" Carter
Hume CronynMarvin Wakefield
Gwen VerdonRuth Wakefield
Hal ScardinoCharlie Lacker
Dan HedayaRobert "Bob" CarterCredits
- Directed by
- Jerry Zaks
- Written by
- Scott McPherson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $12.8M
Production
Tribeca ProductionsUnited States
MiramaxUnited States
Scott Rudin ProductionsUnited States
Themes
based on play or musicalbone marrow transplantcancerestranged sisterfloridaleukemiareunionsibling relationship
