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User Rating:
7.2/10   133 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Shana Feste (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 November 2009 (Israel) more
Genre:
Plot:
A drama that is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(58 articles)
Pastors Join 'Strange' Project
 (From ioncinema. 20 October 2009)

“The Greatest” Hamptons Opening
 (From indieWIRE. 9 October 2009, 12:30 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Best of Sundance! more (11 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Pierce Brosnan ... Allen Brewer

Susan Sarandon ... Grace Brewer

Carey Mulligan ... Rose

Johnny Simmons ... Ryan Brewer

Aaron Johnson ... Bennett Brewer

Zoë Kravitz ... Ashley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Cheryl Alessio ... Piano Student

Lindsay Beamish ... Shea

James Biberi ... Sec

Cynthia Boorujy ... Rose's Doctor

Dante E. Clark ... Allen's Student

Cheryl Cosenza ... The Hair Stylist
Alyssa May Gold ... Cheerleader
Maria Justine Henley ... Student
Hannah Hodson ... Amy

heather Matthews-Yanoff ... Friend

Anthony Del Negro ... Friend at Funeral

Javier Picayo ... Jay
Portia ... Toni
Miles Robbins ... Sean Brewer
Garett Ross ... Ryan's Stoner Friend
Eric Santiago ... Party Goer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sexual content and drug use.
Runtime:
99 min (Hollywood Film Festival)
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45082)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Writer-director Shana Feste wrote the script over three months while working as a nanny in Southern California. more
Movie Connections:
Remake of La stanza del figlio (2001) more

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7 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Best of Sundance!, 30 January 2009
10/10
Author: vivlynn28 from San Antonio

I saw over 20 films at Sundance this year and The Greatest was by far my favorite. The performances were truly special - I suspect (as a lot of people do) Carey Mulligan and Jhonny Simmons will become big stars because of this movie. Pierce was quite good as well - he shows a side we've never seen before and I applaud him for that. I've never been a big Bond fan but now I am a Pierce fan for sure. There is an excellent soundtrack to the movie - a lot of great bands - some that I actually wrote down and plan to check out. It was a lot more polished than anything I had seen in Sundance - it looked and felt like a real movie. The woman next to me went thru a box of tissues - it's pretty emotional but I left the theater feeling hopeful as opposed to sad. If it comes out in theaters I think it will do really well.

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