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Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) -- A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
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Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) -- A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.

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User Rating:
7.2/10   10,969 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Allan Loeb (written by)
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Release Date:
19 October 2007 (USA) more
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Hope comes with letting go.
Plot:
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
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Rated R for drug content and language.
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118 min
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Release prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Water". more
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Dory Burke: Are you going to die like my dad?
Jerry Sunborne: Yeah.
Dory Burke: When?
Jerry Sunborne: Hopefully as soon as possible.
Dory Burke: [pauses] You're joking, right?
Jerry Sunborne: [muted] Ha ha.
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Features Sunset Blvd. (1950) more
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31 out of 41 people found the following review useful.
Sad But Not Depressing, 28 October 2007
Author: Brent Trafton from Long Beach, CA

I think a lot of people are skipping "Things We Lost In The Fire" because they think it is going to be depressing. While the film is definitely sad, it is not depressing because it is about coping and surviving in the face of tragedy. It is one of the best films of the year.

Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro give amazing performances and it is unfortunate that there are not more films that take advantage of their talents. I bet Halle Berry would not make so many bad films if she were given more scripts like this. The photography and directing are first rate.

If you have enough interest in this movie to be reading this review, you need to run out and see "Things We Lost In The Fire." This is a film about the things that matter most in life. It will lose much of it's impact on video, so you need to see it on the big screen while you can.

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