Pieces of April Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 22, 2008

Pieces of April

Release Date: Friday, September 19, 2003

Director: Peter Hedges

Starring: Katie Holmes • Patricia Clarkson • Oliver Platt • Derek Luke • Alison Pill

PG-13 Comedy N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: April Burns (Katie Holmes) is a 21-year-old wild child with a very big problem. Against her better judgment, she's invited her straightlaced family for Thanksgiving dinner. Her boyfriend, Bobby, wants to help, but she banishes him from the apartment while she attempts to cook the meal. To make matters worse, she then discovers that her oven doesn't work. So, while April is forced to ask her eccentric neighbors for help in cooking her fifteen pound turkey, the Burns Family begins a reluctant journey from suburban Pennsylvania toward New York City's Lower East Side. April's Dad, Jim Burns (Oliver Platt) tries to convince the family that the day will be beautiful. Her mom, Joy (Patricia Clarkson) has her doubts and freely voices them. April's teenage sister and brother are squeezed between Grandma Dottie and a bag of snacks in the back seat as the Burns' family car hurtles toward Manhattan and what will most likely be certain disaster.

Comedy Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Pieces of April.

Katie Holmes
Miss Meadows, The Giver
Patricia Clarkson
Miracle, Shutter Island
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Oliver Platt
2012, X-Men: First Class
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Derek Luke
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, Captain America: The First Avenger
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Alison Pill
Eric Larue, Midnight in Paris
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Alice Drummond
Doubt
J
John Gallagher Jr.
I.S.S. , 10 Cloverfield Lane
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Sisqo
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Sean P. Hayes
The Three Stooges, Monsters University
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Lillias White
Isiah Whitlock
Person to Person, I Care A Lot
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Susan Bruce

Crew Behind the Film

The Pieces of April behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Peter Hedges last directed Ben Is Back and The Odd Life of Timothy Green. The film's writer Peter Hedges last wrote Pinocchio and Ben Is Back.

Director: Peter Hedges
Screenwriter: Peter Hedges
Producers: Alexis Alexanian
Holly Becker
John Lyons
Gary Winick

Studio: United Artists Pictures
Production Companies: —

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Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for language, sensuality, drug content, and images of nudity
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Pieces of April was released in on Friday, September 19, 2003. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Mystic River, Anything Else and Lost in Translation.

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