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Movie critics combined give Parents (1989) a score of 2.8470 out of 4

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Parents, the inspired 1988 debut feature from character actor turned director Bob Balaban, is better than most genre films that send up the stereotypical �50s lifestyle since the actors are playing actual, flawed people, and not robots unhappily living...read the complete Parents (1989) review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)

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Lost gem. (www.amazon.com)

by J. A. Sparacino on June 30, 2009

This is a unique film. Not everyone is going to appreciate it, but there really are few films like it. It is one of those movies that fail with mainstream audiences when they first hit theaters only to finally gain some recognition many years later. ...

dark........twisted..........sick..........disturbing.........creepy...... (www.amazon.com)

by MATT on March 05, 2006

you'll never want to eat meat again. set in the 1950's suburbia, think of "the 'burbs" on acid and you'll get the idea of what you are in for. ...

What is real? (www.amazon.com)

by vic on May 07, 2002

Parents is one of those rare film gems that, although is masterfully crafted, may never get the recognition it deserves. It's a 'film', not a 'movie'. It is a horror film, psychologically and with a bit of grossness thrown in. It really tells the tale of ...

so good (www.amazon.com)

by "natashafatale" on April 30, 2001

a brilliantly made movie...for those who love 50's culture, horror, suspense, or just a well done film. ...

Jackpot!.... or is that pot-luck? (www.amazon.com)

by Lex Preistner on February 25, 2001

"Parents" is a modern-day comedy about a 1950s family... the Laemlies (lem-lees). Young Micheal Laemlie lives a life of secrecy, pain and anxiety. Plauged by regular nightmares and, to some extent, "daymares", Mike is a suffering ...