This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.

• DirectorBarry Levinson
• Release17 November 1999
• GenreDrama
• Duration2h 7m
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  6.7
  74 reviews
• Productions

  Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures