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Inventing the Abbotts

"When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it."

Movie
1997
6.3

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In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and th...

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.

Inventing the Abbotts is a 1997 Romance and Drama movie directed by Pat O'Connor starring Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Billy Crudup and Joanna Going. Find out where to watch, rent, or stream it online on YourMovies - including Amazon Prime Video availability.