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A Balasaur Score of 47 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 19%, Metacritic 28/100. Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. Most of the 7,172 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes19%
Metacritic28/100
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
730 audience votes
Key crew
- Xavier DolanDirector
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Xavier DolanWriter
- Jacob TierneyWriter
Cast
- Kit HaringtonJohn F. Donovan
- Natalie PortmanSam Turner
- Jacob TremblayRupert Turner
- Susan SarandonGrace Donovan
- Kathy BatesBarbara Haggermaker
- Ben SchnetzerRupert Turner (21 y.o.)
- Thandiwe NewtonJournalist
- Jared KeesoJames Donovan
- Chris ZylkaWill Jefford Jr.
- Amara KaranMiss Kureshi
- Emily HampshireAmy Bosworth
- Michael GambonMan in Diner
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Themes
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