12 years in the making.
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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Character
Earnest, prestige, contemplative and spare.
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
Who loves it, who doesn't
17 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- Ellar ColtraneMason
- Patricia ArquetteMom
- Ethan HawkeDad
- Lorelei LinklaterSamantha
- Libby VillariGrandma
- Marco PerellaProfessor Bill Welbrock
- Brad HawkinsJim
- Jamie HowardMindy
- Andrew VillarrealRandy
- Jenni TooleyAnnie
Crew
- Richard LinklaterDirector
- Richard LinklaterWriter
- Lee DanielDirector of Photography
- Shane F. KellyDirector of Photography
- Sandra AdairEditor
- Cathleen SutherlandProducer
- Richard LinklaterProducer
- Jonathan SehringProducer
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