The read
Scores higher than 74% of the 6,966 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic66/100
973 audience votes
Key crew
- Dickon HinchliffeOriginal Music Composer
- Peter HedgesDirector
- Peter HedgesWriter
Cast
- Julia RobertsHolly Burns
- Lucas HedgesBen Burns
- Courtney B. VanceMr. Beeby
- Kathryn NewtonIvy Burns
- Rachel Bay JonesBeth Conyers
- David ZaldivarSpencer 'Spider' Webbs
- Alexandra ParkCara K.
- Michael EsperClayton
- Tim GuineePhil
- Myra Lucretia TaylorSally
- Kristin GriffithMrs. Crane
- Jack DavidsonDr. Crane
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Themes
drug dealersmall towndrug addictioncriticism and blamedrug rehabilitationchurchfamily conflictpainful memoriestemptationolder brother younger sisterfamily dogreturn of son