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An Unremarkable Life is a 1989 American drama film directed by Amin Q. Chaudhri and starring Patricia Neal and Shelley Winters.

Cast

• Patricia Neal as Frances McEllany
• Shelley Winters as Evelyn McEllany
• Mako as Max Chin
• Rochelle Oliver as Mary Alice
• Charles S. Dutton as Lou

Release

The film premiered theatrically in New York City on October 12, 1989.

Reception

Rita Kempley of The Washington Post gave the film a negative review and called it "an embarrassment for venerable Patricia Neal, who stars with hambone Shelley Winters, who blushes at nothing."

Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "we get a mostly unremarkable pastiche--in which three fine actors manage, occasionally, to shine."

Steve Simels of Entertainment Weekly also gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "In short, An Unremarkable Life is a sleeper in the literal sense of the term."

References

1. Janet Maslin (October 12, 1989). "Review/Film; 2 Old Sisters and a Love Interest for One". The New York Times. Retrieved September 4, 2021. The best that can be said for An Unremarkable Life, the genteel soap opera opening today at Cinema 2...
2. Rita Kempley (November 14, 1989). "'An Unremarkable Life'". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
3. Michael Wilmington (October 27, 1989). "MOVIE REVIEW : The Actors Shine in 'An Unremarkable Life'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
4. Steve Simels (June 1, 1990). "An Unremarkable Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

External links

• An Unremarkable Life at IMDb
• An Unremarkable Life at Rotten Tomatoes

• 1989 films
• American drama films
• 1980s English-language films
• 1980s American films
• 1989 drama films