Hysterical Blindness
“In the 80's they said love was a battlefield... they were right.”
2002 · 1 h 39 min
Mira NairCast
Uma Thurman 
Juliette Lewis 
Gena Rowlands 
Justin Chambers 
Ben Gazzara Anthony DeSando
Credits
Written by: Laura Cahill
Plot
Two friends lament their unhappy single lives while searching for Mr. Right in 1980s New Jersey.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mira Nair's TV drama, with Uma Thurman and Juliette Lewis, is raw and well acted.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (3,539 votes)
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