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Postcards from the Edge
Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.
Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.
Comedy, Drama - 1990
6.7
84%
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A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
14 Sep 1990
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$22,000,000
Revenue:
$39,071,603
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 12 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
There's not much depth here, but Nichols does a fine job with the surface effects, and the wisecracks keep coming.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
5 Oct 2011
fresh:
In this era of postverbal cinema, Postcards proves that movie dialogue can still carry the sting, heft and meaning of the finest old romantic comedy.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
5 Oct 2011
fresh:
Packs a fair amount of emotional wallop in its dark-hued comic take on a chemically dependent Hollywood mother and daughter.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Fisher's intelligence and humour turn what might have been movie brat indulgence into something much sharper and involving.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
''Postcards From the Edge'' is a vehicle, but it's a custom-built Rolls.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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