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Postcards From the Edge

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Postcards From the Edge
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R,1hr 41min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1990
Director:
Mike Nichols
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Starring:
Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid  ...more
Synopsis: Mike Nichols lends some comic structure to Carrie Fisher's best-selling confessional novel concerning a woman's struggles with drug addiction and mother-daughter rivalry (subjects Fisher admits to understanding all too well). Meryl Streep, in her most full-blown comic performance up to that point, plays Suzanne Vale, a popular movie actress well on her way to a Hollywood crack-up. Suzanne suffers from blackouts and memory lapses, and awakens in the beds of men she doesn't remember; she is a barely-functioning ... Full Synopsis
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Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
There's a slightness to Postcards From the Edge, and a little too much satirical self-help jargon (the story is all about how Suzanne learns to like herself). But the movie captures — and celebrates — how easy it is to turn your problems into show biz. Full Review
Metascore
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71
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 18 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Meryl Streep
Suzanne Vale
Shirley MacLaine
Doris Mann
Dennis Quaid
Jack Falkner
Gene Hackman
Lowell
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