Rotten
Characters are generally middle-of-the-roaders, and pic lacks a tough-minded spokesman who might bring them all up short for a moment.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Big Chill
The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other.
1983 · 1h 45m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Lawrence Kasdan
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The Big Chill
Overview
Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.
Director and cast
- Lawrence Kasdan Director
- Tom Berenger as Sam Weber
- Glenn Close as Sarah Cooper
- Jeff Goldblum as Michael Gold
- William Hurt as Nick Carlton
- Kevin Kline as Harold Cooper
- Mary Kay Place as Meg Jones
- Meg Tilly as Chloe
- JoBeth Williams as Karen Bowens
- Don Galloway as Richard Bowens
- James Gillis as Minister
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An irresistibly satisfying cultural artifact.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
There is no place for depth or nuance in this slickly engineered complacency machine.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Funny and ferociously smart.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Rotten
It has all the right moves. It knows all the right words. Its characters have all the right clothes, expressions, fears, lusts and ambitions. But there's no payoff and it doesn't lead anywhere.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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