King of the Corner (2004)

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The Middle-Age Tight Rope
Leo Spivak (Peter Riegert, who also wrote and directed this film) is adrift. His aged and curmudgeonly father Sol (Eli Wallach), his rebellious daughter (Ashley Johnson), and his wife's (Isabella Rossellini) loss of patience with him is creating a crisis in his life. But thanks to an odd meeting with an unconventional rabbi (Eric Bogosian), Leo is finding a sense of balance and a new chance at life.

Also appearing are: Rita Moreno, Jake Hoffman, Beverly D'Angelo, Peter Friedman, Penny Fuller, Steve Landesberg.

Run time: 1 hour, 33 minutes

Rated R for some language and sexual references.

My personal rating: B-

Keeping the Faith (2000)

There was this rabbi this priest and this chick ...

A New Age rabbi (Ben Stiller) and his best pal from childhood, a priest (Ed Norton, who also directed), find themselves in an interesting situation when their best old gal pal from school days (Jenna Elfman) returns to NYC to visit them.

A cute, upbeat film with several laugh out loud spots.

Anne Bancroft plays the young rabbi's mother in her final role. Serving as their advisors are Rabbi Lewis (Eli Wallach) and Father Havel (Milos Forman)

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and language.