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Darling Companion - Overview

Genre:   Drama  
Opened: Apr 20, 2012     Run Time: 1hr 43min  
Cast: Diane Keaton   Kevin Kline  Dianne Wiest   Richard Jenkins        
Director: Lawrence Kasdan   
Producer: Anthony Bregman   Lawrence Kasdan   Elizabeth Redleaf  
Executive Producer: Meg Kasdan   Christine Kunewa Walker   John J Kelly  
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PG-13
Synopsis
Darling Companion: The wife of a self-absorbed surgeon named Joseph (Kevin Kline), Beth Winter (Diane Keaton) is decidedly lonely. One day, while out driving with her daughter, Grace (Elisabeth Moss), Beth rescues a stray dog and later decides to keep it. The pooch, dubbed Freeway, fills the void in Beth's life, begins to crack Joseph's stern exterior, and acts as a matchmaker for Grace. Then, Joseph loses Freeway while out walking, leading to a frantic search that... Read More
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Box Office Data
Screen Count 60
# Weeks 5
# Weekend Gross $0.1M
# Total Gross $0.4M
Additional Content for Darling Companion
Darling Companion
Domestic Theatrical Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Domestic Distribution Rights: Sony Pictures Classics
Foreign Distribution Sales: Sierra Pictures
Foreign Distribution Rights: Alliance Atlantis Pictures
Foreign Distribution Rights: Degeto Film GmbH
Foreign Distribution Rights: Metropolitan Filmexport
Foreign Distribution Rights: Roadshow Films Pty Ltd
Foreign Distribution Rights: DeA Planeta
Foreign Distribution Rights: Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Foreign Distribution Rights: Eagle Films
Detroit Movie Examiner
By  Tom Santilli
Critic Rating: 4 star rating 4
May 18, 2012
It is a crying shame that such talent is wasted in Darling Companion, the newest film from Lawrence Kasdan. Kasdan hasn’t directed a film since 2003’s Dreamcatcher, but boasts an impressive resume as a writer (have you heard of his scripts, The Empire Strikes Back, The Bodyguard or Raid ...
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Phoenix Movie Examiner
By  Joseph Airdo
Critic Rating: 4 star rating 4
Apr 27, 2012
"Darling Companion" would have been a much better movie had its focus remained with its canine star who runs away from home as opposed to the humans who go looking for him.Granted, the new dramedy that Lawrence Kasdan directed from a screenplay he wrote with his wife Meg is not a total loss.
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