# Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

> Two working-class brothers pursue three privileged sisters in a 1950s small town where romance is tangled in old debts, family rivalry, and class resentment.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7339

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Pat O'Connor
- Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Billy Crudup, Joanna Going, Kathy Baker, Will Patton, Michael Sutton
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119381/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: wistful, melancholic, romantic, nostalgic movie night, period romance night

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