Marvin's Room (film)

Marvin's Room
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJerry Zaks
Screenplay byScott McPherson
Based onMarvin's Room
by Scott McPherson
Produced byScott Rudin
Jane Rosenthal
Robert De Niro
Starring
CinematographyPiotr Sobociński
Edited byJim Clark
Music byRachel Portman
Production
companies
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • December 18, 1996 (1996-12-18)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$23 million
Box office$30 million

Marvin's Room is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks. The script was written by John Guare and based on the 1990 play Marvin's Room by Scott McPherson, who died in 1992. McPherson had completed a screenplay for a film version before he died; however, Guare was hired to update it when the film eventually started production.

It stars Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon and Hal Scardino. Original music for the film was composed by Rachel Portman. Carly Simon wrote and performed the theme song "Two Little Sisters", with Meryl Streep adding background vocals.

For her performance, Keaton received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Streep was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.