Marvin's Room (1996)
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
Top billed cast
Meryl StreepLee Wakefield Lacker
Diane KeatonBessie Wakefield
Leonardo DiCaprioHank Lacker
Robert De NiroWallace "Wally" Carter
Hume CronynMarvin Wakefield
Gwen VerdonRuth Wakefield
Hal ScardinoCharlie Lacker
Dan HedayaRobert "Bob" Carter
Margo MartindaleCharlotte Samit
Cynthia NixonRetirement Home Director
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