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The Other Sister
The Other Sister

The Other Sister

A love story for the romantically challenged.

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.

Others

Budget

$35000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

26 February 1999

Country

United States of America

Cast

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Carla Tate

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Elizabeth Tate

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Radley Tate

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Daniel McMann

Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery

Caroline Tate

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Heather Tate

Linda Thorson

Linda Thorson

Drew Evanson

Joe Flanigan

Joe Flanigan

Jeff Reed

Juliet Mills

Juliet Mills

Winnie

Tracy Reiner

Tracy Reiner

Michelle

Hope Alexander-Willis

Hope Alexander-Willis

Marge

Harvey Miller

Harvey Miller

Dr. Johnson

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Ernie

Almayvonne

Almayvonne

Rachel

Marvin Braverman

Marvin Braverman

Sam Teacher

Shiri Appleby

Shiri Appleby

Free Sample Girl

Giuseppe Andrews

Giuseppe Andrews

Tough Guy Trevor

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Debbie

Shannon Frank

Shannon Frank

Classmate

Natalie Ramsey

Natalie Ramsey

Body Shot Girl

Lauren Tom

Lauren Tom

Makeup Artist (uncredited)

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