My Sister's Keeper

Name: My Sister's Keeper
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Released: 2009
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Walter Raney, Sofia Vassilieva

2009 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 100,524 VOTES · DIR. Nick Cassavetes

Overview

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,304 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:43 ANNA: When I was a kid, my mother told me that I was a little piece of blue sky...

00:04:15 Oh, I didn't feel like wearing it today.

00:08:01 I wouldn't even be alive if Kate wasn't sick.

00:12:11 Hello?

00:15:17 Well, we gotta do it.

00:18:07 - You spoiled shit! - Stop yelling!

00:21:46 The legal age for emancipation of a minor is 14 in the state of California.

00:25:59 And I'm okay with it. Really.

00:30:23 DE SALVO: Good afternoon. SARA: Good afternoon.

00:33:22 Thank you.

00:38:54 - Six. CHANCE: Six?

00:42:36 Well, Montana's got, like, a million times that.

00:46:49 You did good, Katie!

00:53:20 Why don't we ask your mom about that?

00:56:29 Hi. Oh, sweet!

01:03:32 JESSE: When I got home...

01:06:47 The insurance company will definitely not approve this...

01:14:26 But they also said that I was too young to understand the situation fully.

01:17:36 Of Kate's history, Your Honor, but not of Anna's.

01:21:24 So you're here for medical emancipation?

01:24:22 KATE: Anna?

01:28:31 ...but before I make my decision, I'd like to visit Kate, if that's all right.

01:32:28 KATE: Hey, guys?

01:38:58 ...but you're now officially medically emancipated.

Cast & Characters

Cameron Diaz Sara Fitzgerald Abigail Breslin Anna Fitzgerald Alec Baldwin Campbell Alexander Walter Raney Pawn Shop Proprietor Sofia Vassilieva Kate Fitzgerald Heather Wahlquist Aunt Kelly Jason Patric Brian Fitzgerald Evan Ellingson Jesse Fitzgerald Nicole Marie Lenz Gloria Paul Butler Jesse age 3

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,304

Dialogue density12.0 lines / min

First line00:00:43

Final line01:38:58

Production Record

DirectorNick Cassavetes

LanguageEnglish

Budget$30,000,000

Revenue$95,714,875

IMDb votes100,524