''An Unremarkable Life'' is a 1989 American drama film directed by Amin Q. Chaudhri and starring

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and

Shelley Winters Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades. She appeared in numerous films. She won Academy Awards for ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (1959) and '' A Patch ...

Cast

as Frances McEllany *

as Evelyn McEllany *

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as Max Chin *

Rochelle Oliver Rochelle Oliver (born April 15, 1937) is an American acting coach and former actress. Career Oliver studied acting with Uta Hagen. Her stage appearances include ''The Brothers Karamazov'', ''The Cave Dwellers'', ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' and ...

as Mary Alice *

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as Lou

Release

The film premiered theatrically in New York City on October 12, 1989.

Reception

Rita Kempley of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review and called it "an embarrassment for venerable Patricia Neal, who stars with hambone Shelley Winters, who blushes at nothing." Michael Wilmington of the ''

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'' gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "we get a mostly unremarkable pastiche--in which three fine actors manage, occasionally, to shine." Steve Simels of ''

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'' also gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "In short, ''An Unremarkable Life'' is a sleeper in the literal sense of the term."

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Unremarkable Life, An American drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1989 drama films