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Familiar Strangers is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 1 january 2008 with Shawn Hatosy

Familiar Strangers (2008)

Familiar Strangers
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Released in USA 1 january 2008
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating56% 2.814052.814052.814052.814052.81405

Familiar Strangers (formerly known as Pretzels & Pills) is a 2008 film about an American family going through the process of negotiating the changing relationships between parents and children, especially as those children grow into adulthood.

Synopsis

The film follows the Worthington family through a four-day Thanksgiving family gathering. Brian, who has moved away and kept his distance for the past several years, is reluctantly returning for this family tradition carrying the baggage of conflict with his father, Frank.

Actors

Shawn Hatosy

(Brian Worthington)
DJ Qualls

(Kenny Worthington)
Tom Bower

(Frank Worthington)
Nikki Reed

(Allison)
Ann Dowd

(Dottie Worthington)
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