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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 24%, Metacritic 38/100. Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,764 2020s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes24%
Metacritic38/100
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
1,049 audience votes
Key crew
- Ron HowardDirector
- Vanessa TaylorWriter
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- David FlemingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Amy AdamsBev
- Glenn CloseMamaw
- Gabriel BassoJ.D. Vance
- Haley BennettLindsay
- Freida PintoUsha
- Bo HopkinsPapaw
- Owen AsztalosYoung J.D. Vance
- Jesse C. BoydMatt
- Stephen KunkenPhillip Roseman
- Keong SimKen
- Morgan GaoTravis
- Ethan SuessChris
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Themes
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