Men Don't Leave (1990)

Director
Paul Brickman

Main cast
Jessica Lange; Arliss Howard; Joan Cusack; Chris O'Donnell; Kathy Bates

Genres
Drama

Description
After her husband John dies unexpectedly, Beth Macauley is unprepared for life without him. She is unemployed with no job skills and $60,000 in debt from on-going renovations to their house located in suburban Bingham. She doesn't know what to do but sell what material possessions she has, such as the family pick-up truck and the house, and move into an apartment in the city, namely Baltimore. Beth just wants to survive by finding a job she doesn't dislike, and keep her family together while trying to maintain her sanity and sense of self-worth


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