"The Thing About My Folks"

Peter Falk and Olympia Dukakis portray Sam and Muriel Kleinman and their son is played by Paul Reiser. Although the story revolves around the fact that Muriel Kleinman has left her husband after 47 years of marriage, the real plot line (in my opinion) is about the father/son relationship and Falk and Reiser are incredible in their performances. It takes a road trip and some trips down memory lane to change their relationship and what a trip it is! Despite the serious subject matter of the movie, it is infused with a lot of humor, too. The Kleinman's also have 3 daughters who play minor but pivotal roles in the movie as well as their daughter-in-law who is played by Elizabeth Perkins.

This was our date night movie last night and it's a movie we would both highly recommend.

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