2007·Drama·1h 25m
7.1
★
Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip, all the while searching for the right time and place to tell them about their mother's fate.
Directed by Jim Strouse
career
farewell
loss of loved one
truth
us army
loss
iraq war
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Cast
John Cusack
Stanley Philipps
Alessandro Nivola
John Philipps
Gracie Bednarczyk
Dawn Philipps
Shélan O'Keefe
Heidi Philipps
Doug Dearth
Captain Riggs
Emily Churchill
First Woman
Rebecca Spence
Second Woman
Marisa Tomei
Woman at Pool
Zachary Gray
Boy at Pool
Mary Kay Place
Woman at Funeral
Katie Honaker
Voice of Grace Phillips (voice)
Crew
Jim Strouse
Director
Jim Strouse
Screenplay
Clint Eastwood
Original Music Composer
John Cusack
Producer
Galt Niederhoffer
Producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Producer
Celine Rattray
Producer
Doug Dearth
Music Supervisor
Ian Stynes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joel Cox
Music Editor
Mickie Paskal
Casting
Jennifer Rudnicke
Casting
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
denny
6.0★ · 03/30/26
the story of grace is gone is very touching and has a lot of really cute and bittersweet moments. the primary fault i noticed more than i would have liked was subpar acting.
john cusack isn’t exactly known for a superior acting style, but i felt like his acting was more bland than usual in this film. the majority of that could be chalked up to his character’s inner emotional turmoil, but i just thought it was lackluster. the actors for cusack’s character’s daughters also gave uninspired performances. i don’t want to be too harsh on them, especially since they are child actors, but it was a mediocre watch experience when the three main characters all offered dull performances.
john cusack isn’t exactly known for a superior acting style, but i felt like his acting was more bland than usual in this film. the majority of that could be chalked up to his character’s inner emotional turmoil, but i just thought it was lackluster. the actors for cusack’s character’s daughters also gave uninspired performances. i don’t want to be too harsh on them, especially since they are child actors, but it was a mediocre watch experience when the three main characters all offered dull performances.
the story of grace is gone is very touching and has a lot of really cute and bittersweet moments. the primary fault i noticed more than i would have liked was subpar acting.
john cusack isn’t exactly known for a superior acting style, but i felt like his acting was more bland than usual in this film. the majority of that could be chalked up to his character’s inner emotional turmoil, but i just thought it was lackluster. the actors for cusack’s character’s daughters also gave uninspired performances. i don’t want to be too harsh on them, especially since they are child actors, but it was a mediocre watch experience when the three main characters all offered dull performances.
john cusack isn’t exactly known for a superior acting style, but i felt like his acting was more bland than usual in this film. the majority of that could be chalked up to his character’s inner emotional turmoil, but i just thought it was lackluster. the actors for cusack’s character’s daughters also gave uninspired performances. i don’t want to be too harsh on them, especially since they are child actors, but it was a mediocre watch experience when the three main characters all offered dull performances.
Lucien WD
4.0★ · 03/07/25
Morvern Caller for men.
A sappy film that makes the mistake of never showing us the mother so we as the audience can only grieve the Idea of a woman rather than the specific character. Cusack is pretty terrible, in true Steve Carell in Last Flag Flying sad sack mode. I liked Nivola and the two girls a lot.
A sappy film that makes the mistake of never showing us the mother so we as the audience can only grieve the Idea of a woman rather than the specific character. Cusack is pretty terrible, in true Steve Carell in Last Flag Flying sad sack mode. I liked Nivola and the two girls a lot.
Morvern Caller for men.
A sappy film that makes the mistake of never showing us the mother so we as the audience can only grieve the Idea of a woman rather than the specific character. Cusack is pretty terrible, in true Steve Carell in Last Flag Flying sad sack mode. I liked Nivola and the two girls a lot.
A sappy film that makes the mistake of never showing us the mother so we as the audience can only grieve the Idea of a woman rather than the specific character. Cusack is pretty terrible, in true Steve Carell in Last Flag Flying sad sack mode. I liked Nivola and the two girls a lot.
PopscenePRO
6.0★ · 06/23/25
Maria Panait
9.0★ · 12/03/24
Vaios Papadopoulos
7.0★ · 09/01/22