Sordid Lives (2000)

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A black comedy about white trash.

As three generations of a family in a small Texas town gather for a funeral, we learn the hilarious, sad, trashy truth of their sordid lives.

• Released: 2000-05-25
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 51m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 52 votes

Directed by Del Shores.

Top cast

• Olivia Newton-John as Bitsy Mae Harling
• Kirk Geiger as Ty Williamson
• Beau Bridges as G.W. Nethercott
• Bonnie Bedelia as Latrelle Williamson
• Beth Grant as Sissy Hickey
• Leslie Jordan as Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
• Sarah Hunley as Juanita Bartlett
• Ann Walker as LaVonda DuPree
• Delta Burke as Noleta Nethercott
• Dale Dickey as Glyndora

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Sordid Lives

• United States: stream on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Tubi TV
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: watch free on Tubi TV

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