Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

A story about husbands, wives, parents, children and other natural disasters.

R 1995 · 106 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Drama

Grace King Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay at her sister Emma Rae's house for a while to make up her mind. Breaking out of her everyday life, she starts to question the authority of everyone.

Directed by Lasse Hallström · Written by Callie Khouri

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Julia Roberts Grace King Bichon
Dennis Quaid Eddie Bichon
Robert Duvall Wyly King
Gena Rowlands Georgia King
Kyra Sedgwick Emma Rae King
Brett Cullen Jamie Johnson
Haley Aull Caroline "Doodlebug" Bichon
Muse Watson Hank Corrigan
Anne Shropshire Aunt Rae
Ginnie Randall Eula
Terrence Currier Dr. Frank Lewis
Rebecca Koon Barbaranelle

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