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After Jules impulsively kisses Paul one afternoon, they end up in bed together and start an affair. As Jules and the kids start spending more time with Paul, Nic becomes apprehensive, believing Paul undermines her authority over the children.
In the end, the kids are made to feel bad about liking someone, their own biology in fact, because he slept with one of their (miserable) parents. This is abusive and wrong, in every way, imo. Kids shouldnt be involved with whos doing whom in the bedroom.
The Kids Are All Right: Directed by Lisa Cholodenko. With Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska. Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Lisa Cholodenko
- 2010-07-30
Jules impulsively kisses him one afternoon, and they end up in bed together and begin an affair. Jules and the kids start spending more time with Paul. Nic believes that Paul undermines her authority over the children, for example by giving Joni a ride on his motorcycle when she has forbidden it, and suggesting that she give Joni more freedom.
Directed and co-written by Lisa Cholodenko (High Art), the film was a breakout hit at Sundance and ultimately nominated for Best Picture. Not to be confused with The Kids Are Alright, a 1979 Rockumentary about The Who, or The Kids Are Alright (2018), a Dom Com series set in the 1970s.
The story revolves around Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore), a couple with two children conceived three years apart, using sperm from the same anonymous donor.
Jul 30, 2020 · Tensions escalate as Moore and Ruffalo embark on a secret affair, the kids launch into full rebellion, and Bening unravels with boozy abandon. While controversial in the LGBTQ community upon...
