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Synopsis: Margaret centers on a 17-year-old New York City high-school student who feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in a traffic accident that has claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course against the realities and compromises of the adult world.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Kenneth Lonergan
Production: Fox Searchlight
  9 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
74%
R
Year:
2011
150 min
$46,495
Website
679 Views


anything.

Are my eyes open or closed?

They're open.

What do you mean?

You were in

a terrible accident.

But you're gonna be fine,

so just hang on, okay?

There's no place to put it.

I can't even find a...

Will somebody call

the f***ing ambulance!

Calm down!

We already called them!

They're obviously

not coming fast enough,

so maybe you

should call them again!

Why not call them again?

You're gonna be...

Could somebody...

Could somebody

call my daughter?

Sure! We can call her.

What's her name?

Just tell me her name

and give me her number.

It's Lisa.

No, that's my name.

Is that your daughter's name?

What? What are you

talking about?

I'm sorry. I'm not

trying to be confusing.

My name is Lisa.

Is that your daughter's name?

Jesus Christ, just call her!

Would you call her?

I can't call her if you

don't give me the number.

I got it.

I got it!

Ma'am?

- You're gonna be okay.

- You're gonna be okay!

What's your

daughter's number?

Sweetie,

I don't think

I'm gonna make it.

Oh, no!

Please hang on. The ambulance

is gonna be here any minute!

So just hang on, okay?

Please!

It's okay.

She's gone.

No! No!

She's gone.

Please let go of me!

Please, let go of me!

Please, let go of me!

Just hang on. They're gonna

be here any minute, okay?

So just hang on!

You're gonna be okay!

You were going

the speed limit?

Yeah.

Lisa? You're Lisa? I just want to

ask you a few questions, okay?

Yeah, sure.

Now, just tell me

everything you saw,

even if you think it might

not be important. All right?

Think of it like a movie.

Like you're watching' a movie

in your head...

It was green as I

came to the intersection.

Could

somebody call my mother?

We already called

your mom,

but I'll have 'em put another call

in to your mother right now, okay?

I know this is

hard for you,

but we gotta get this while it's

still fresh in your mind, okay?

Some of these questions

might seem like

they don't make

a lot of sense to you.

They do make

sense. Just ask me!

Okay, that's what

I'm doin'. All right?

So now I'm gonna ask you,

from where you were standing,

could you see

the traffic light?

Could you tell me if it was red?

Yellow? Green?

She just came

out of nowhere?

What color

was the light?

Boy, I'm sorry...

I..

I guess it was green?

Green?

I think it was

just an accident.

Where were

you at?

I was on Broadway.

What happened to you?

Nothing.

Hello?

So, does anybody

know who she was?

I don't know. I guess

she lived around here

if she had all these

Fairway grocery bags.

What did they do

with her leg?

I have no f***ing idea.

Hey...

Lisa? Are you sure

you don't want me to call in?

Oh, no, thanks.

I mean, thank you.

That's really sweet.

But I'm supposed to

go see Becky anyway,

and I don't really want to sit

here thinking about it all night.

Go to work.

I'll be all right.

- Hey.

- Hey, Darren.

Hey.

Joan?

Yeah?

You got some flowers.

Can you bring 'em in?

Oh, that's good.

I'm glad you guys liked it.

You were great.

Well, we have a lot of

work to do, but it'll be good.

The critics

are gonna love it.

They don't even

know me anymore.

Hey, are you

comin' out?

Um... I don't know.

I'm not sure.

Come on.

Maybe I will.

I don't know if I'm going to.

But I might.

See you later.

Bye.

- Goodnight.

- See you later.

Hi, are you Ramon?

Yes. Hello. You were

wonderful again.

Oh, you're so sweet. And thank

you for the beautiful flowers.

You're very welcome.

And you've seen

the show before?

Yes, two times.

Gosh. That's a lot!

It's a beautiful performance.

I'm sure you will

have a big success.

Well, right now, we're just trying

to focus on what we're doing.

I don't know

if you are busy,

but would you allow

me to buy you a drink?

If you like to

ask your friends...

I'm sorry. I can't.

I'm just on my way home.

Okay, that's no problem.

Tomorrow I'm going

to London for a few days.

Perhaps when I come back.

Um...

Yeah.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

I really have to go.

Okay. That's

no problem.

Anyway, thanks again

for the beautiful flowers!

It's a privilege

to meet you.

It's nice to meet

you, too.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Hey.

I thought you

were at the movies.

Yeah, it wasn't

very good.

I was

doing a show in Detroit

and this woman

came backstage,

and she's like,

"Wanna come back

"to my place and

do some cocaine?"

I was like,

"I know the kind of p*ssy..."

Why you pop in

at 4:
00 in the morning?

I'll get us thrown out.

Oh, oh. Do the Shirley Temple

! Come on, do the Shirley Temple.

Okay.

J' On the good ship Lollipop

J' It's a sweet

trip to the candy shop

J' And there you are

J' Happy landing

on the chocolate bar

J' If you eat too much

.l' Oh! Oh! You'll... J'

Keep going!

That's awesome!

Wait, what's that one?

Do the baby.

No,

it's too weird.

You have

to do the baby.

Some inspiration.

It's so disturbing.

I know.

It's too weird.

No, it's not.

Have another drink.

I think we can

tell I've had enough.

Matthew, if you would read

the role of France.

And, Anthony, why don't

you read Burgundy?

Burgundy.

And I guess I'm gonna hog

the part of Lear again.

Okay, Anthony?

"Royal Majesty,

I crave no more

"than what your

highness offered,

"nor will you

tender less."

"Right, noble Burgundy,

"When she was dear to us,

we did hold her so,

"But now her

price is falls."

My family are

from Colombia.

My father worked in

the diplomatic service.

Really? Wow.

I grew up five years in Panama

and nine years in Paris.

And what do

you do, Ramon?

I have a company.

We design computer software

to help companies

in South American countries

that use an

incompatible software,

so the computers can

talk to each other.

It's a big problem

in South America

where there is not so much coordination

in computer communication.

Right now is a lot

of opportunity for us

because for the big software

companies, we are still the backwoods.

That's changing quite fast.

Can I give you a lift?

Oh, no, thank you, I'm just

gonna grab a cab. But thanks.

May I call

you sometime?

Okay. Sure,

that would be great.

May I have your

telephone number?

Mom?

Just a minute!

Can I come in?

Just a second, please.

Hold on.

Come in.

Can I talk to you?

Sure. What's up?

I'm supposed

to go back to

the police to

confirm my statement

the day after tomorrow.

So what do you

think I should do?

Well, I don't know, sweetie.

I mean, that bus driver probably

has a family to support.

He could probably

lose his job.

So I think you

should really think

about that before

you say anything.

Okay?

Yeah.

Think of the

implications of what you're saying.

I'm saying what is

the frame of reference

for the average

Arab on the street?

Angie. Yeah. My mother's

family is from Syria,

and they're not exactly in

love with the current regime.

And I definitely don't agree with

a lot of their religious views,

especially when it comes to

the oppression of women.

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Kenneth Lonergan

Kenneth Lonergan (born October 16, 1962) is an American film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing Gangs of New York (2002), and for writing and directing You Can Count On Me (2000), Margaret (2011), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). Lonergan earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Director for Manchester by the Sea, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for You Can Count On Me, Gangs of New York, and Manchester by the Sea, winning for the latter at the 89th Academy Awards. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for Manchester by the Sea at the 70th British Academy Film Awards. more…

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