My Sister's Keeper

Directed by Nick Cassavetes

Produced by Curmudgeon Films
Written by Novel:
Jodi Picoult
Screenplay:
Jeremy Leven

Starring Cameron Diaz
Abigail Breslin
Sofia Vassilieva
Alec Baldwin
Jason Patric
Thomas Dekker
Emily Deschanel
Joan Cusack

Music by Aaron Zigman

Cinematography Caleb Deschanel

Editing by Jim Flynn
Alan Heim

Distributed by United States:
New Line Cinema

Release date(s) June 26, 2009

Running time 109 min
Country United States

Language English

Budget US $30 million

Gross revenue $78,771,734 (worldwide)
Genre Drama Film

Cast
• Cameron Diaz – Sara Fitzgerald
• Alec Baldwin – Campbell Alexander
• Abigail Breslin – Anna Fitzgerald
• Sofia Vassilieva – Kate Fitzgerald
• Jason Patric – Brian Fitzgerald
• Evan Ellingson – Jesse Fitzgerald
• Elizabeth Daily – Nurse Susan
• Joan Cusack – Judge De Salvo
• Thomas Dekker – Taylor Ambrose
• Emily Deschanel - Dr. Farquad
Soundtrack
Trailer :
• Vega 4 - Life Is Beautiful
TV Spot :
• James Blunt - Carry You Home
• Plain White T's - 1, 2, 3, 4
• Tyrone Wells - More
Movie:
• Don Ho - Tiny Bubbles
• E.G. Daily - Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
• Priscilla Ahn - Find My Way Back Home
• Jimmy Scott - Heaven
• Regina Spektor - Better
• Jonah Johnson - With You
• Greg Laswell - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
• Pete Yorn - Don’t Wanna Cry
• Phil Xenidis - Kill Me
• Jeff Buckley - We All Fall In Love Sometimes
• Edwina Hayes - Feels Like Home
Plot
Conceived by means of in vitro fertilization, Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin) was brought into the world to be a genetic match for her older sister, Kate (Sofia Vassilieva), who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia. Anna knows if she donates a kidney, she will be unable to live the life she wants; she will no longer be able to take part in extracurricular activities such as cheerleading and soccer, or be a mother. Her family members are introduced one by one and each tell about how Katie's illness has affected them personally and the family. When Kate turns 15, she goes into renal failure. Knowing that she will have to donate one of her kidneys to her sister, Anna sues her parents for medical emancipation and the rights to her own body. Attorney Campbell Alexander (Alec Baldwin) agrees to work for Anna as her guardian ad litem, suing for partial termination of parental rights. It is later learned he agreed to take the case not for the notoriety, but because he is an epileptic and understands her predicament of not having control over one's own body.
The judge (Joan Cusack) refuses to grant summary dismissal, and the case goes to a hearing. The film is interlaced with flashbacks that detail the strong relationship between Kate and Anna as well as how Kate's illness has affected her siblings' lives and their relationships. Kate also meets a fellow cancer patient, Taylor (Thomas Dekker), who becomes her boyfriend both in and out of the hospital. He asks her to the hospital's "prom" for patients and they made love. A few days later, Kate is crying because Taylor hasn't called her for several days. Her mother Sara, furious because Kate said they "did it", storms out to ask the nurse where he is and learns that he has died. Before the hearing, their dad Brian takes the kids to the beach at Kate's request and with the doctor's permission. Overprotective as ever, Sara is infuriated when she finds out but Brian drives away anyway. Sara later joins them and they enjoy one last family outing together.
It turns out that Kate does not even want Anna's kidney, she has no confidence in another operation and prefers to die, and since Sara does not listen to her she has requested Anna to file for medical emancipation, and refuse to donate a kidney. Their older brother Jesse had known about it all along and urges Anna to tell but she doesn't dare say any more so he reveals it himself. Sara finally stops fighting Kate's decision, and Anna does not donate her kidney to Kate. Kate dies in her sleep at the hospital with her mother in her arms. After Kate's death, Campbell brings the court decision – Anna won the case. The family moves on with their lives, being changed by Kate's death, but every year on Kate's birthday they go to Montana, which was her "most favorite place in the world".

Critical response
I like this movie because this movie very interested and inspiring me to thank my live. From this movie I can learn become healthy person is important something.
In this movie I can learn Anna’s sacrifice to keep her sister’s live. Even since Anna was born, she can’t has her body self. Until one day she can’t proof again from her family’s treatment, so she to report her family’s treatment to lawyer. But, her sister (Kate) never want Anna’s sacrifice.
I am very thanks to my God because I can have all body and my live. If I become Anna I will do same as Anna too. And I am proud with Kate’s conduct.
But I am disappointed with Sara (Anna and Kate’s mothers) because she is heartless with sacrifice her child. I know she do that to save another her child. But Anna firm her child there in her pregnant 9 months, although just genetic engineering child. As a mother ought she can’t hurt Anna’s heart. I think live and died person just God to ascertain and know it. So, don’t early predestination. And I am proud with Campbell Alexander (Anna’s lawyer) because he more save truth with help Anna to get property of her body self and approval to pay with cheap price.
In this movie I found many sacrifice to make me crying and proud.
Maybe if I am become same character as this movie I can’t stiff as them. There is a touch of contrivance to the set-up that is not totally convincing and the film avoids much of the ethical arguments in flavor of family drama. But I must admit to being affected and a morally ambiguous tearjerker with a twist.