Neverwas

Neverwas

Neverwas

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Neverwas

"Every fairy tale needs its hero."

2005

1h 43m

6.4(135 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn't reveal at the time of his appointment is that this was the very place where his novelist father, T.L. Pierson, spent many years of his life.

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Legacy Filmworks

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Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Ian McKellen

Gabriel Finch

Ian McKellen

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Aaron Eckhart

Zach Riley

Aaron Eckhart

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Brittany Murphy

Maggie Blake

Brittany Murphy

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Nick Nolte

T. L. Pierson

Nick Nolte

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Jessica Lange

Katherine Pierson

Jessica Lange

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William Hurt

Dr. Peter Reed

William Hurt

Acting

Bill Bellamy

Martin Sands

Bill Bellamy

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Alan Cumming

Jake

Alan Cumming

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Vera Farmiga

Eleanna

Vera Farmiga

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Michael Moriarty

Dick

Michael Moriarty

Acting

Ken Roberts

Terrence

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Cynthia Stevenson

Sally

Cynthia Stevenson

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Lorena Gale

Judy

Lorena Gale

Acting

Tabitha St. Germain

Receptionist

Tabitha St. Germain

Acting

Tim Henry

Husky Sheriff

Tim Henry

Camera

Joe Macaluso

Deputy Sheriff

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Andrew Airlie

Head Editor

Andrew Airlie

Acting

Eileen Pedde

Waitress

Eileen Pedde

Acting

Ryan Drescher

Young Zach

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Cassandra Sawtell

Little Girl

Cassandra Sawtell

Acting

Jim Eckhart

Haggard Therapist

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Richard Hendery

Bartender

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Johanna Osborne

Amanda

Johanna Osborne

Acting

Aaron Stephens

Dr. Truman

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Suzanne Bastien

Jr. Editor (uncredited)

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Camille Sullivan

Young Katherine Pierson (uncredited)

Camille Sullivan

Acting

Mark Tisdale

Giant (uncredited)

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