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      In the Gloaming

      PG 1997 1 hr. 1 min. Drama List
      Reviews 74% 500+ Ratings Audience Score In this drama that marks the directorial debut of Christopher Reeve, 33-year-old AIDS sufferer Danny (Robert Sean Leonard) returns to his parents' home in the New York suburbs to spend his final days. While his father, Martin (David Strathairn), finds it difficult to accept his son's sexuality, and his self-concerned sister, Anne (Bridget Fonda), avoids the issue, his mother, Janet (Glenn Close), forges a deeper and more honest relationship with her dying son. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 22 Buy Now

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      Audience Member It's the late actor Christopher Reeve's directorial debut presented by HBO Films starring Robert Sean Leonard, Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, David Straithairn, and Whoopi Goldberg Might possibly hold the record for one of the shortest tv features out there We focus on a young man Danny who's just come home to see his parents and his sister Sad to say he's been diagnosed with AIDS Danny doesn't have the easiest time dealing with this affliction and his father is having a hard time accepting his sexuality His sister, Anne is bothered by all the attention he's had his whole life Yet Danny's mother wants to maintain the connection as much as possible They even at one point share a morning outside in the gloaming (a time when the sun rises when you can almost see God) This is a deeply moving portrayal of a family brought together once more by tragedy but much needed re-affirmation The conclusions drawn are a tad muddled but all the players are effective with a man wanting to spend his last days the way he sees fit Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Vivi Movie is about love and family. Cried watching it but such a beautiful movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/14/23 Full Review Audience Member It's the late actor Christopher Reeve's directorial debut presented by HBO Films starring Robert Sean Leonard, Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, David Straithairn, and Whoopi Goldberg Might possibly hold the record for one of the shortest tv features out there We focus on a young man Danny who's just come home to see his parents and his sister Sad to say he's been diagnosed with AIDS Danny doesn't have the easiest time dealing with this affliction and his father is having a hard time accepting his sexuality His sister, Anne is bothered by all the attention he's had his whole life Yet Danny's mother wants to maintain the connection as much as possible They even at one point share a morning outside in the gloaming (a time when the sun rises when you can almost see God) This is a deeply moving portrayal of a family brought together once more by tragedy but much needed re-affirmation The conclusions drawn are a tad muddled but all the players are effective with a man wanting to spend his last days the way he sees fit Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I've seen this movie a few times. The first time accidentally. I cried and cried. What a heartbreaking movie. So many things about this story that touched me in a way I can't explain. I recommend if you happen across it on cable you watch it, but that you lay in a supply of Kleenex. It's a heartbreaker. But also a vehicle that will call on your heart to open a little, and maybe have some compassion. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member It's not the material that bothers me - it's how Reeves crammed it all together in about 60 minutes. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie might make you reconsider your relationships with friends and family. Are you you making enough time for them? For being a movie about a kid coming home to die, it is quite meaningful. They could have made it a lot more depressing Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      James Endrst Hartford Courant The conclusions that viewers might draw about this family, too, are a bit muddled. And yet, In the Gloaming' is an hour well worth investing in, an often deeply moving portrayal of an American family that too many, no doubt, know too well. Jul 2, 2018 Full Review Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com In the Gloaming, Christopher Reeve's sensitive made for television feature, aims to be the mother of all AIDS death dramas. Rated: 68/100 Jul 12, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In this drama that marks the directorial debut of Christopher Reeve, 33-year-old AIDS sufferer Danny (Robert Sean Leonard) returns to his parents' home in the New York suburbs to spend his final days. While his father, Martin (David Strathairn), finds it difficult to accept his son's sexuality, and his self-concerned sister, Anne (Bridget Fonda), avoids the issue, his mother, Janet (Glenn Close), forges a deeper and more honest relationship with her dying son.
      Director
      Christopher Reeve
      Executive Producer
      Frederick Zollo, Nicholas Paleologos, Michael Fuchs
      Screenwriter
      Will Scheffer
      Production Co
      Samuel Goldwyn Production
      Rating
      PG, TV-PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 8, 2017
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