Film

Housekeeping

1987 · 1h 56m · Comedy · Drama

The story of a woman slightly distracted by the possibilities of life.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.

Christine Lahti

Sylvie Fisher

Sara Walker

Ruth

Andrea Burchill

Lucille

Anne Pitoniak

Aunt Lily

Barbara Reese

Aunt Nona

Margot Pinvidic

Helen

Bill Smillie

Sheriff

Wayne Robson

Principal

Betty Phillips

Mrs. Jardine

Karen Elizabeth Austin

Mrs. Paterson

Dolores Drake

Mrs. Walker

Georgie Collins

Grandmother

Tonya Tanner

Young Ruth

Leah Penny

Young Lucille

Brian Linds

Deputy Sheriff

Clayton W. Okell

Boy on Cliff

• Bill ForsythDirector · Writer
• Marilynne RobinsonNovel
• Robert F. ColesberryProducer
• Michael CoulterDirector of Photography
• Michael GibbsOriginal Music Composer
• Michael EllisEditor
• Lynne CarrowCasting
• Margery SimkinCasting

Housekeeping (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Release date

November 25, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG

Revenue

$1,083,282

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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