Based on a true story.
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Kevin HartDell Scott
- Bryan CranstonPhillip Lacasse
- Nicole KidmanYvonne Pendleton
- Golshifteh FarahaniMaggie
- Aja Naomi KingLatrice
- Tate DonovanCarter Locke
- Jahi Di'Allo WinstonAnthony Scott
- Genevieve AngelsonJenny Lacasse
- Suzanne SavoyCharlotte
- Julianna MarguliesLily Foley
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- Neil BurgerDirector
- Jon HartmereScreenplay
- Stuart DryburghDirector of Photography
- Rob SimonsenOriginal Music Composer
- Naomi GeraghtyEditor
- Todd BlackProducer
- Jason BlumenthalProducer
- Nick GreeceProducer
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