SummaryAnnie Parker (Samantha Morton) has a personal relationship with breast cancer. Her mother and her sister died of the disease and ultimately she is diagnosed with it too. Naturally affable with an offbeat sense of humor – even in the face of her own mortality, she struggles to hold her family and life together, as her body betrays her. Meanwhile,... Read More
Directed By:Steven Bernstein
Written By:Adam Bernstein, Steven Bernstein, Michael Moss
Decoding Annie Parker
Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
User score
Generally Favorable
7.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
45% Mixed
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5 Reviews
9% Negative
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1 Review
Apr 29, 2014
75
The film tells Annie Parker’s story with heart and wit, and finds a few funny insights into the stubborn, brusque woman, Dr. Mary-Claire King, whose lonely quest to find proof would bear fruit.
May 1, 2014
70
Decoding Annie Parker is considerably better than the kind of disease-of-the-week fare that used to be a television cliché.
May 1, 2014
70
Morton is outstanding. The rest of the cast, which includes Rashida Jones and Bradley Whitford, is also good. Bernstein does a nice job moderating the tone of the film, which could have been depressing, but isn't.
May 1, 2014
60
The division between the personal and scientific stories is not a clean one. It gives the film an uneven rhythm as it at times lurches between the two women's very separate lives.
May 1, 2014
50
Decoding Annie Parker could have shown much more effectively and deeply that the fight against an often ruthless disease can be won by women attacking it from multiple sides. Instead, it sticks mostly to one track, taking audience members on a journey that, sadly, via the movies or their own lives, they already may know a little too well.
May 1, 2014
50
Well-intentioned, if ultimately underwhelming, ode to the ongoing fight for a cure.
May 1, 2014
20
Cross-cutting the story of a cancer victim who’s struggling to maintain her agency with the story of the woman who’s trying to cure her should compellingly enhance both threads, but Bernstein refuses to take advantage of his film’s structure and draw meaningful connections between the two.
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7.5
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Aug 17, 2016
7
Half movie, half documentary, the story of most crucial scientific discovery. The film was inspired by the real life stories of the two women from the same timeline who had no connections, except theirs involvement with something. That means there are two sets of stories that's told one after another in parts which covered the events from nearly the three decades. So it all begins in the 1960, where two little sisters promise to each other about something, but 10 years later one of their's life changed forever when another one dies of cancer. So this is the story where the other sister begins her fight against the disease that took her family away. This is a small budget film that shot entirely within a month of time. There are lots of actresses in this, even for the small roles. I thought Helen Hunt would lead the narration, but then there were Maggie Grace, Alice Eve, Aaron Paul and others. Great dedications by all, but this was Samantha Morton's film. I did not know what this story is about when I decided to watch, but I'm pretty happy for the film. Except the material was more a documentary suitable kind, especially the story of Helen Hunt's character. Moreover feels like it is a short film with a decent story. I think it is worth a watch because of unfolding an important scientific discovery of our time. So a big yes on that perspective, but entertainment wise it is just an average. Now you can decide this on what you're seeking. 7/10
Production Company:
- Decoding Annie Parker
- Media House Capital
- Ozymandias Productions
- Unified Pictures
Release Date:May 2, 2014
Duration:1 h 31 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Two women. One of them is going to change her life, the other is going to change the world.
Awards
Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Seattle International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination




























