Something to Talk about ( film ) - Wikipedia Something to Talk about ( film ) Something to Talk About Theatrical release poster Directed by Lasse Hallström Produced by Goldie Hawn Anthea Sylbert Paula Weinstein Written by Callie Khouri Starring Julia Roberts Robert Duvall Gena Rowlands Kyra Sedgwick Dennis Quaid Music by Hans Zimmer Graham Preskett Cinematography Sven Nykvist Edited by Mia Goldman Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date August 4, 1995 ( 1995 - 08 - 04 ) Running time 105 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $30 million Box office $50.9 million Something to Talk About is a 1995 American comedy - drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, from a screenplay written by Callie Khouri. It stars Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid as an estranged couple, Kyra Sedgwick as Roberts ' sister, and Robert Duvall and Gena Rowlands as their parents. The film 's title stems from the Bonnie Raitt song of the same name. It was shot in various locations around Savannah, Georgia, South Carolina and Georgia near Beaufort. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links Synopsis This article needs an improved plot summary. ( October 2015 ) Grace ( Julia Roberts ) discovers that her husband, Eddie ( Dennis Quaid ), is having an affair with another woman. To her surprise, she also discovers that people around her advise her to forgive and forget instead of making an issue out of it. She does n't agree, and takes her young daughter back to her parents ' ranch to live in a cabin with her sister, Emma Rae ( Kyra Sedgwick ), who is furious at Eddie and lets him know it. Her father ( Robert Duvall ) owns a hunter / jumper horse farm and thinks that they should instead concentrate on an upcoming competition. Cast Julia Roberts as Grace King Bichon Dennis Quaid as Eddie Bichon Robert Duvall as Wyly King Kyra Sedgwick as Emma Rae King Gena Rowlands as Georgia King Haley Aull as Caroline `` Doodlebug '' Bichon Reception The film received mixed reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes reporting that 37 % of critics were positive. Awards Sedgwick was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. References Jump up ^ `` Something to Talk About ( 15 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. September 5, 1995. Retrieved November 1, 2016. External links Something to Talk About on IMDb Something to Talk About at the TCM Movie Database Something to Talk About at AllMovie Something to Talk About at Box Office Mojo Something to Talk About at Rotten Tomatoes Films directed by Lasse Hallström A Guy and a Gal ( 1975 ) ABBA : The Movie ( 1977 ) Father to Be ( 1979 ) Tuppen ( 1981 ) Happy We ( 1983 ) My Life as a Dog ( 1985 ) The Children of Noisy Village ( 1986 ) More About the Children of Noisy Village ( 1987 ) Once Around ( 1991 ) What 's Eating Gilbert Grape ( 1993 ) Something to Talk About ( 1995 ) The Cider House Rules ( 1999 ) Chocolat ( 2000 ) The Shipping News ( 2001 ) An Unfinished Life ( 2005 ) Casanova ( 2005 ) The Hoax ( 2007 ) Hachi : A Dog 's Tale ( 2009 ) Dear John ( 2010 ) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ( 2011 ) The Hypnotist ( 2012 ) Safe Haven ( 2013 ) The Hundred - Foot Journey ( 2014 ) A Dog 's Purpose ( 2017 ) The Nutcracker and the Four Realms ( 2018 ) This article about a 1990s comedy - drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about a 1990s romantic comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Something_to_Talk_About_(film)&oldid=758116952 '' Categories : 1995 films English - language films American films 1990s comedy - drama films 1990s romantic comedy films Adultery in films American romantic comedy films American comedy - drama films Feminist films Films about families Film scores by Hans Zimmer Films directed by Lasse Hallström Films shot in South Carolina Warner Bros. films 1990s comedy - drama film stubs 1990s romantic comedy film stubs Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from November 2016 Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from October 2015 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Articles using small message boxes All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 3 January 2017, at 16 : 07. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays julia roberts sister in something to talk about
Answer: Kyra Sedgwick