Sordid Lives
Seen it?2000 | 111 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (37% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Darkly funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
As three generations of a family in a small Texas town gather for a funeral, we learn the hilarious, sad, trashy truth of their sordid lives.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
37% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Del Shores
- Olivia Newton-JohnBitsy Mae Harling
- Kirk GeigerTy Williamson
- Beau BridgesG.W. Nethercott
- Bonnie BedeliaLatrelle Williamson
- Beth GrantSissy Hickey
- Leslie JordanEarl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
- Sarah HunleyJuanita Bartlett
- Ann WalkerLaVonda DuPree
- Delta BurkeNoleta Nethercott
- Dale DickeyGlyndora