As They Made Us (2022) on Netflix
Abigail is a divorced mother of two sons. She struggles to balance her dysfunctional family's dynamics and to cultivate new love while her father, Eugene, loses the ability to walk.
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- IMDb5.8/102,086 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes81%
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Plot summary
Eugene, Abigail's father, loses the ability to walk, and a specialist recommends hiring a caregiver for him and for Barbara, Abigail's mother. Darrin becomes Eugene's full-time in-home care nurse. Barbara goes to a neurologist, Dr. Patel, for a second opinion. Abigail is divorced and raising two sons, and she is trying to cultivate new love. Her brother, Nathan, is estranged, and Peter, her ex-husband, does not support her.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about As They Made Us (2022)
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- Olivia Thirlby was announced as part of the cast in November 2019, but after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed filming back it was reported in April 2021 that Dianna Agron had replaced her, because of the schedule disruption.
- The original title for the film was As Sick as They Make Us, which is a line from the film, but it was shortened to its present title just before its release.
- The film was reportedly inspired by real life: by Bialik's own experience with her father's death a few years before she made it.
