Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Directed by Ewan McGregor
vietnam war
husband wife relationship
based on novel or book
parent child relationship
1970s
political activism
man hunt
stuttering
1960s
college reunion
beauty queen
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2.8 / 5
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Cast
Ewan McGregor
Swede Levov
Jennifer Connelly
Dawn Levov
Dakota Fanning
Merry Levov
David Strathairn
Nathan Zuckerman
Peter Riegert
Lou Levov
Rupert Evans
Jerry Levov
Uzo Aduba
Vicky
Molly Parker
Sheila Smith
Valorie Curry
Rita Cohen
Hannah Nordberg
Merry (12 years old)
Julia Silverman
Sylvia Levov
Mark Hildreth
Agent Dolan
Crew
Ewan McGregor
Director
John Romano
Screenplay
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Martin Ruhe
Director of Photography
Gary Lucchesi
Producer
Tom Rosenberg
Producer
Philip Roth
Novel
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Tricia Wood
Casting
Debbi Peterson
First Assistant Camera
Nash Edgerton
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Fontaine
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Popular Reviews
31 reviews
dolly
2.0★ · 01/05/26
soooo bleak... need a palette cleanser after this. jesus
soooo bleak... need a palette cleanser after this. jesus
lєαh
8.0★ · 03/02/25
should’ve made this man happy, that’s all he deserved. yet another ewan mcgregor performance that’s had me in tears.
should’ve made this man happy, that’s all he deserved. yet another ewan mcgregor performance that’s had me in tears.
Dev Schaeffer
8.0★ · 03/01/25
I imagine I’ll hate this movie when I read the book but this is one of Ewan’s best performances
I imagine I’ll hate this movie when I read the book but this is one of Ewan’s best performances
Mal
4.0★ · 10/22/24
The second act is great, but after a slow first act and before a third act that tank’s everything it built up.
The second act is great, but after a slow first act and before a third act that tank’s everything it built up.
