The read
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
In between caring for her mother, a young woman works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do.
59 audience votes
Key crew
- Laurie CollyerDirector
- Barry StrugatzWriter
- Jeff CardoniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Melissa LeoJoan Anderson
- Tessa ThompsonNicole Stevens
- Edgar RamírezKevin Rivera
- Anna PaquinLily Benson
- Whoopi GoldbergMoms
- Erik GriffinWarden Borden
- Drena De NiroLinda
- La La AnthonyBrandy
- Damien LemonMichael Evans
- Suzanne ShepherdElizabeth Anderson
- Michael ChernusBus Driver
- Dolly WellsSA Group Leader
Stills
Themes
sibling relationshipdementiatransport of prisonersroad triprookie coptaking care of someone woman directordeathbed visitemergency furloughtime out