Hanging Up
Every family has a few hang-ups.
2000 • 94 min • Drama · Comedy
Synopsis
Three sisters - Georgia, Eve, and Maddy - do what they do best with life, love, and lunacy on the telephone lines that bind - when their curmudgeonly father, Lou, is admitted to a Los Angeles Hospital. After years of wild living, intermittent affection, and constant phoning, he is finally threatening to die.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 53 Audience · 187 · 100%
Three adult sisters juggle their complicated lives and relationships while dealing with their aging, cantankerous father's declining health. As they navigate their personal challenges, they reflect on their shared past and the complex family dynamics that shaped them.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Discussions about aging and death of a parent
- Some instances of mild profanity
- Characters occasionally shown drinking or smoking
What it models well
- Family bonds and reconciliation
- Accepting aging and loss
- Empathy and forgiveness
- Finding your voice
Talk about it after
- How families handle grief differently
- The challenges of caring for aging parents
- The importance of open communication among siblings
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Top billed cast
Director: Diane Keaton • Crew: Delia Ephron, Nora Ephron
Trailers & clips
Hanging Up (2000) Official Trailer #1 - Lisa Kudrow Movie HD
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.3/10 (187)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $60,000,000
- Box office
- $51,880,044
- IMDb
- tt0162983
