The read
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
462 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Guy ThomasScreenplay
- Rob ReinerScreenplay
- Rob ReinerDirector
- Andrew ScheinmanScreenplay
Cast
- Morgan FreemanMonte Wildhorn
- Virginia MadsenCharlotte O'Neil
- Madeline CarrollWillow O'Neil
- Emma FuhrmannFinnegan O'Neil
- Nicolette PieriniFlora O'Neil
- Kenan ThompsonHenry
- Fred WillardAl Kaiser
- Boyd HolbrookLuke Ford
- Kevin PollakJoe Viola
- C.J. WilsonFire Captain
- Ash ChristianCarl Loop
- Debargo SanyalMahmoud
Stills
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Themes
tendernessinspirationauthorfamilyalcoholictypewriterhealingneighborhoodadult child friendshipmother daughter relationshiploss of wifesmall town life