If you loved Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, try The Savages

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002 · dir. Callie Khouri

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The Savages

2007 · dir. Tamara Jenkins

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Savages is

Apparently family can be a real drag. A sister and brother care for their ailing father. It somehow makes their dysfunction feel almost normal.

If you loved Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, try The Savages

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The Savages

What they share

What The Savages is

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