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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, Metacritic 60/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic60/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
4,885 audience votes
Key crew
- Rob SimonsenOriginal Music Composer
- Darren AronofskyDirector
- Samuel D. HunterScreenplay
Cast
- Brendan FraserCharlie
- Sadie SinkEllie
- Ty SimpkinsThomas
- Hong ChauLiz
- Samantha MortonMary
- Sathya SridharanDan the Pizza Man
- Jacey SinkYoung Ellie
- Allison AltmanYoung Mary (uncredited)
- Lance OppenheimJulian (uncredited)
- Grace PerkinsMaddie (uncredited)
- Wilhelm SchalaudekLiam (uncredited)
- Glenn MullinsYoung Charlie (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
depressionnursemissionaryidahobibleoverweight manbased on play or musicaldying manobesityreligiondeath of loverrebellious daughter