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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 75/100. Scores higher than 82% of the 4,516 2020s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic75/100
100 audience votes
Key crew
- Kyle Hausmann-StokesScreenplay
- A.J. BermudezScreenplay
- Dan RomerOriginal Music Composer
- Kyle Hausmann-StokesDirector
Cast
- Sonequa Martin-GreenMerit
- Natalie MoralesZoe
- Ed HarrisDale
- Morgan FreemanDr. Cole
- Utkarsh AmbudkarAlex
- Gloria ReubenKris
- Rich PaulLewis
- Drew RauschDr. Stokes
- Kelsi UmekoLawyer
- James BaneDustin
- Assia Lau'renMichelle
- Alicia BorjaErin
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Themes
armypost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)support groupdateafghanistanfemale friendshipalzheimer's diseasesunglassesflirtingshooting gameglowstickfather daughter relationship
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