The read
A Balasaur Score of 62 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 47%, Metacritic 45/100. Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
462 audience votes
Key crew
- Irwin WinklerDirector
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Mark AndrusScreenplay
Cast
- Kevin KlineGeorge Monroe
- Hayden ChristensenSam Monroe
- Kristin Scott ThomasRobin Kimball
- Jena MaloneAlyssa Beck
- Mary SteenburgenColleen Beck
- Ian SomerhalderJosh
- Jamey SheridanPeter Kimball
- Scott BakulaOfficer Kurt Walker
- Sandra NelsonNurse
- Sam RobardsDavid Dokos
- Mike WeinbergAdam Kimball
- Scotty LeavenworthRyan Kimball
Stills
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Themes
californiaparent child relationshiphousecancerjuvenile delinquentdrugsdivorcefamilyfired from the jobsecond chanceex-wifeunemployment