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Men Don't Leave (1990)

115 min · Drama, Melodrama, comedy drama, coming-of-age film

Popularity4/5
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4.2k02025-09: 2,463 views2025-10: 4,234 views2025-11: 2,386 views2025-12: 2,300 views2026-01: 3,080 views2026-02: 2,108 views2026-03: 2,863 views2026-04: 2,353 views2026-05: 2,334 views2026-06: 2,205 views2026-07: 3,210 views2026-08: 3,313 views
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Directors

Paul Brickman

Cast

Jessica Lange, Chris O'Donnell, Charlie Korsmo, Tom Mason, Arliss Howard, Joan Cusack, Kathy Bates, Belita Moreno, Jim Haynie, Corey Carrier, Shannon Moffett, David Cale, Kevin Corrigan, Constance Shulman, Mark Hardwick

The story

Weighed down by her late contractor husband's debts in Bingham, Maryland, widowed mother Beth Macauley is compelled to sell her house and move to a less costly locale. She relocates to Baltimore with her sons Chris and Matt and takes a job at a gourmet food store managed by Lisa Coleman. 16 year-old Chris turns angry and aggressive while 7 year-old Matt hides his deep sense of loss under a steely exterior.

Catalogue themes and tags

Accidental Death, Baltimore, Cataclysm, Jealousy, Loss of Father, Loss of Husband, Move, Reiche Witwe, Schulden, Tod des Geliebten, Indie, Family Drama, Comedy-drama, Coming of age, Comedy, Drama, Family Film, Feminist Film

Genres

Drama, Melodrama, comedy drama, coming-of-age film

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