The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Evelyn has devoted herself to helping people in hard times, and she struggles to connect with her son Ziggy, an aspiring internet star oblivious to the problems of the world. As Evelyn attempts to become a parent figure to an unassuming teenage boy she meets at her women's shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a politically conscious girl at his high school.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic61/100
143 audience votes
Key crew
- Emile MosseriOriginal Music Composer
- Jesse EisenbergScreenplay
- Jesse EisenbergDirector
Cast
- Julianne MooreEvelyn
- Finn WolfhardZiggy
- Billy BrykKyle
- Alisha BoeLila
- Jack JusticeJackie
- Jay O. SandersRoger
- Eléonore HendricksAngie
- Catherine HaunCath
- Annacheska BrownCyril
- Sara AnneBecky
- Marika Rose SayersPolitician
- Felipe JeanteteCorporate America
Stills
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Themes
musicianpoemnarcissismsheltercoming of ageemotionally distantmother son relationshipsocial media influencer