Sordid Lives

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Sordid Lives

R

2001

1h 51m

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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Sometimes it takes a death to bring a family together. The all-star cast puts a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and "coming out" in a Texas family. The eccentric cast of characters come together when their intertwining lives prepare for the funeral of the family matriarch.

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Robert K. Elder

Chicago Tribune

Jul 20, 2002

2.5/4

A train wreck you can't help but watch.

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Erin Meister

Boston Globe

Jun 28, 2002

2/4

While the film at times feels like a clumsily acted play, a surprising turn by Delta Burke carries the cast out of the doldrums of an often-strained plot line.

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

Jan 18, 2002

A movie that, while robustly performed ... has the strange effect of not so much opening up a play for the screen as closing it in.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

May 31, 2005

1/5

Janet Branagan

Apollo Guide

Aug 3, 2003

57/100

Runs the risk of alienating its audience by going a little too far over the top and, in its efforts to be different, delivers instead, more of the same.

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Apr 2, 2003

0/4

Texans are idiots, but they have hearts as big as the great outdoors--I get it already.

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Randall W

@Randt Oct 18, 2026

Funny, touching, campy, excellent cast.

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Jul 17, 2021

It ages well from whim I saw it when it came out. Bold campy tough truths. Deservedly a cult classic. Should be seen every twenty years

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ashley h

@ashleyhobgood87 Nov 9, 2020

Sordid Lives is an awesome movie. It is about three generations of a family in a small Texas town who gather for a funeral. Delta Burke and Beau Bridges gave fantastic performances. The screenplay is well written. Del Shores did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the humor and romance. Sordid Lives is a must see.

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Oct 12, 2019

This was the best low budget movie I have ever watched by far. If you can get past the cheap quality and be forgiving of the corniness, you may be surprised, like me, by just how enjoyable and satisfying this movie can be!

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Jul 21, 2019

Clever, unique, witty, more true-to-life than you realize (spoken as a Southerner) and just plain hysterically funny. Solid entertainment and one of the few films I will watch more than once.

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Feb 24, 2019

HIlarious and moving.

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Sometimes it takes a death to bring a family together. The all-star cast puts a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and "coming out" in a Texas family. The eccentric cast of characters come together when their intertwining lives prepare for the funeral of the family matriarch.

Director: Del Shores
Producer: Victoria Alonso, Max Civon, J. Todd Harris, Sharyn Lane, Steve Cubine
Screenwriter: Del Shores, Del Shores
Distributor: here! Films, Regent Entertainment [us]
Production Co: Sordid Lives, LLC, Davis Entertainment Classics, Daly-Harris Productions
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Language)
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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