Find beauty in the struggle.
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and spare.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Brie LarsonJeannette Walls
- Woody HarrelsonRex Walls
- Naomi WattsRose Mary Walls
- Max GreenfieldDavid
- Sarah SnookLori Walls
- Ella AndersonJeannette Walls (Age 10)
- Sadie SinkLori Walls (Age 12)
- Robin BartlettErma Walls
- Chandler HeadJeannette Walls (Age 5 and 6)
- Iain ArmitageBrian Walls (Age 5)
Crew
- Destin Daniel CrettonDirector
- Andrew LanhamWriter
- Destin Daniel CrettonWriter
- Brett PawlakDirector of Photography
- Joel P. WestOriginal Music Composer
- Nat SandersEditor
- Erik FeigProducer
- Gil NetterProducer
- Ken KaoProducer
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