"Inspired by a true story three generations in the making."

2020

1h 57m

6.7(969 votes)

Drama

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An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

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93 members

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Amy Adams

Beverly "Bev" Vance

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Glenn Close

Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance

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Gabriel Basso

J.D. Vance

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Haley Bennett

Lindsay Vance

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Freida Pinto

Usha Chilukuri

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Bo Hopkins

Papaw

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Owen Asztalos

Young J.D. Vance

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Jesse C. Boyd

Matt

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Stephen Kunken

Phillip Roseman

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Keong Sim

Ken

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Morgan Gao

Travis

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Ethan Suess

Chris

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Jono Mitchell

Kevin

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Bill Kelly

Uncle Pat

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David Dwyer

Uncle Arch

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Sarah Hudson

Lori

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Ted Huckabee

Jimmy (Bev's Brother)

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Nathan Hesse

Bill (Nurse)

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Max Barrow

Cousin Nate

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Sunny Mabrey

Bonnie (Mamaw, 30's)

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Brett Lorenzini

Jim (Papaw, 30's)

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Tierney Smith

Young Bev (6 years)

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Helen LeRoy

Cheryl

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Kinsley Isla Dillon

Emma

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Ryan Homchick

Adult Frank McFee

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Joshua Stenvick

Chip

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Bill Winkler

Brooks Houghton

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Chase Anderson

Brett

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Amy Parrish

Pamela

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Ed Amatrudo

Rich

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David de Vries

Hiram Walcott

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Holly A. Morris

Cocktailer #1

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Brandon Hirsch

Cocktailer #2

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David Alexander

Server

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Alexander Baxter

Obsequious Server

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Steven Reddington

Waiter

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Angelo Reyes

Wiry Law Partner

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John Rymer

Stodgy Partner

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Abigail Rose Cornell

Young Bonnie (Mamaw 13 Years)

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Lowrey Brown

Adult Louis Zablocki

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Hunter James Evers

Young J.D. (4 years)

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Riley McNerney

Dane

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Zele Avradopoulos

Pool Woman

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David Jensen

Mr. Selby

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Skylar Denney

Holler Aunt

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John Whitley

Young Louis

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Zac Pullam

Doug

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Shane Donovan Lewis

Young Frank

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Mike Senior

Officer #1

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William Mark McCullough

Officer #2

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Dylan Gage

Kameron

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Hannah Pniewski

Katrina

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David Silverman

Doctor

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Jason Davis

Dr. Newton

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Joshua Brady

Davis

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Cory Chapman

Nasty Cashier

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Tatom Pender

Nurse

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Cathy Hope

Patient

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David Atkinson

Ray

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Adam Murray

Salesperson

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Dianna Craig

Scared Woman

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Emery Mae Edgeman

Meghan

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Rohan Myers

Young Jim (Papaw 16 Years)

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Matthew Alan Brady

Meals On Wheels Delivery Man

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Lucy Capri

Young Lori (6 years)

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Déjá Dee

Sally Coates

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Daniel R. Hill

Kyle

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Jordan Trovillion

Arguing Girlfriend

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Yossie Mulyadi

Secretary at Club

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Alisa Harris

ICU Nurse #1

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Tiger Dawn

ICU Nurse #2

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Darla Robinson

Rehab Mother

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Belinda Keller

Rehab Recepcionist

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Jessie Faye Shirley

Old Mamaw Blanton

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Cheryl Howard

Nurse Vivian

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Tim Abou-Nasr

Law Candidate Tim

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Leland Thomas Griffin

Curt

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Drew Emerson Jones

Officer Connor

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Justin P. Turner

EMT #1

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Joshua T. Schneider

EMT #2

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Tony Ward

Marine Barber

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Mara Hall

Dining Hall Manager

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Tess Malis Kincaid

Jill at Financial Aid Office

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Chris Charm

Gas Station Attendant

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Mary Kraft

Intake Receptionist

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Suehyla El-Attar Young

Shoe Store Manager

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Matthew Withers

Study Hall Friend #1

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Jessica Miesel

Study Hall Friend #2

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Benjamin Rapsas

Study Hall Friend #3

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Ethan Levy

Peter (uncredited)

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Bret Aaron Knower

Middletown Resident (uncredited)

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John E. Brownlee

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Jenny McManus

Middletown Resident (uncredited)

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