A Prairie Home Companion

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$26.0M

A final live variety show broadcast via radio becomes a metaphor for the natural order of life. A concept and script by Garrison Keilor uses every natural and technical element of working with a tight and close ensemble producing a weekly show to sooth us and guide us through the natural but difficult transitions of aging, becoming less relevant and then dying as new, young life develops and strengthens during our final "performances." This is a rare film for it's remarkable cast and crew and one wonders how the great Robert Altman was able to gather them all at the same place and time to shoot this film.

🏆 5 wins & 21 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Music

Director

Robert Altman

Cast

Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson

Released

9 June 2006

Runtime

1h 45m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

6.7 / 10

Votes

23,948

Metascore

75

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Box office

$20,342,852

Budget

$10,000,000

Edition

Base