The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Anna AxsterDirector
- Anna AxsterWriter
- Jim BeggarlyWriter
Cast
- Imogen PootsEllie Edwards
- Mackenzie DavisReno Thacker
- Mary McCormackAmanda
- Ryan BinghamJack
- June SquibbJudy Edwards
- Norman BennettBruce Edwards
- Shea WhighamCole Edwards
- Presley Jack BowenTommy
- Joe StevensRoger
- Josh HelmanJames
- Melanie HaynesBrenda Thacker
- John MerrimanSammy
Stills
Themes
woman director