The true story of the Emerson family and the tumult that followed the success of their self-recorded pop-funk album of the same name, which went largely unnoticed until critics rediscovered and reappraised it decades later. Now, as an adult, Donnie is forced to confront the ghosts from the past and grapple with the emotional toll his dreams have taken on the family who supported him.
Directed by Bill Pohlad
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Cast
Casey Affleck
Donnie Emerson
Walton Goggins
Joe Emerson
Zooey Deschanel
Nancy
Beau Bridges
Don Emerson Sr.
Chris Messina
Matt Sullivan
Noah Jupe
Young Donnie Emerson
Jack Dylan Grazer
Young Joe Emerson
Katy Cavanagh
Doug Dawson
Dion
Rich Morris
Steven Kurutz
Lowell Deo
Radio Host
Aimee Paxton
Sarah Contest Winner
Crew
Bill Pohlad
Director
Bill Pohlad
Screenplay
Leopold Ross
Original Music Composer
Arnaud Potier
Director of Photography
Jim Burke
Producer
Casey Affleck
Executive Producer
Bill Pohlad
Producer
Sean Wolcott
Music Consultant
Sean Wolcott
Music Producer
Sean Wolcott
Musician
Nike Imoru
Casting
Ryan Billia
Supervising Sound Editor
Popular Reviews
30 reviews
Jay
5.0★ · 03/20/26
Someone tell Jack Grazer to never audition for a role with 70s hairstyles again
Someone tell Jack Grazer to never audition for a role with 70s hairstyles again
Toni Germ
8.0★ · 02/20/26
Funny enough I didn’t know that I had a bunch of their songs in my playlists - I found donnie very unlikeable
Funny enough I didn’t know that I had a bunch of their songs in my playlists - I found donnie very unlikeable
Toni Germ
8.0★ · 02/20/26
Funny enough I didn’t know that I had a bunch of their songs in my playlists - I found donnie very unlikeable
Funny enough I didn’t know that I had a bunch of their songs in my playlists - I found donnie very unlikeable
Melinda B
3.0★ · 11/13/25
very poetic how this film is also overlooked, give it 30 years I guess
very poetic how this film is also overlooked, give it 30 years I guess