The Virgin Suicides(2000)

Poster of The Virgin Suicides

Synopsis

On the surface the Lisbons appear to be a normal 1970s family living in a middle-class Michigan suburb. Mr. Lisbon is a quirky math teacher, his wife is a strictly religious mother of five attractive teenage daughters who catch the eyes of the neighborhood boys. However, when 13-year-old Cecilia commits suicide, the family spirals downward into a creepy state of isolation and the remaining girls are quarantined from social interaction (particularly from the opposite sex) by their zealously protective mother. But the strategy backfires, their seclusion makes the girls even more intriguing to the obsessed boys who will go to absurd lengths for a taste of the forbidden fruit.
On the surface the Lisbons appear to be a normal 1970s family living in a middle-class Michigan suburb. Mr. Lisbon is a quirky math teacher, his wife is a strictly religious mother of five attractive teenage daughters who catch the …
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In Theaters

  • April 21, 2000

MPAA Rating

R (for strong thematic elements involving teens)

Genres

Comedy, Romance, Adaptation, Drama

Run Time

1 hour 37 minutes

Distributors

Paramount Vantage

Box Office

$4,859,475

Directors

CAST

James Woods

Mr Lisbon

Kathleen Turner

Mrs Lisbon

Kirsten Dunst

Lux Lisbon

Josh Hartnett

Trip Fontaine

Hanna Hall

Cecilia Lisbon

chelse_swain

Bonnie Lisbon
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