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Familiar Strangers(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-01-01
62%
23 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
Overview:
"Familiar Strangers" asks the question. "Is it really possible to relate to ones parents and siblings after being replaced by the family dog? . . . Perhaps as friends - weird friends?" An off beat - funny - heartfelt story of family negotiating the changing relationships between parents and children, especially as those children grow into adulthood.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Familiar Strangers
Top 5 Billed Cast
Shawn Hatosy
DJ Qualls
Tom Bower
Nikki Reed
Ann Dowd
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