He's here to save Walter's life.
Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.
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Contemporary, spare, intimate and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Mel GibsonWalter Black
- Jodie FosterMeredith Black
- Anton YelchinPorter Black
- Riley Thomas StewartHenry Black
- Jennifer LawrenceNorah
- Kelly Coffield ParkNorah's Mom
- Zachary BoothJared
- Cherry JonesVice President
- Jeff CorbettVolunteer Dad
- Baylen ThomasSkeptical Man
Crew
- Jodie FosterDirector
- Kyle KillenScreenplay
- Hagen BogdanskiDirector of Photography
- Marcelo ZarvosOriginal Music Composer
- Lynzee KlingmanEditor
- Keith RedmonProducer
- Steve GolinProducer
- Ann RuarkProducer
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