Freeheld (2015)

New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Director:

Peter Sollett

Writer:

Ron Nyswaner (screenplay by)

Stars:

Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell

1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julianne Moore	...	Laurel Hester
Ellen Page	...	Stacie Andree
Michael Shannon	...	Dane Wells
Steve Carell	...	Steven Goldstein
Luke Grimes	...	Todd Belkin
Gabriel Luna	...	Quesada
Anthony DeSando	...	Toohey (as Anthony De Sando)
Skipp Sudduth	...	Chief Reynolds
Josh Charles	...	Bryan Kelder
Kevin O'Rourke	...	Dan Wickery
Tom McGowan	...	William Johnson
William Sadler	...	Peter Santucci
Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Pat Gerrity
Adam LeFevre	...	Don Bennett
Jeannine Kaspar	...	Margaret

Storyline

New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian kiss | gay bar | partner | cancer | public hearing | 

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Taglines:

A true story of love and injustice.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements, language and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 2015 (Italy)

Also Known As:

No sin ella

Filming Locations:

Town of North Hempstead, Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$37,983, 4 October 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$532,988, 8 November 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Double Feature Films, Endgame Entertainment, High Frequency Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film cast includes one Oscar winner: Julianne Moore; and three Oscar nominees: Ellen Page, Steve Carell and Michael Shannon.

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Goofs

Laurel and Stacie first encounter each other at a volleyball game with each playing on opposite teams. Stacie serves to Laurel, whereupon Laurel's team successfully returns the ball and the game is over. However, in volleyball, only the side that is serving can score a point and they must also win by two. For the game to be over, Laurel's side would need to get the ball back to serve the winning point. The director may have decided to skip that in order to keep the story moving.

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Quotes

Steven Goldstein: Hell! If you and I got married tomorrow, I'd be entitled to your benefits!
Laurel Hester: Wait, is that a proposal?
Steven Goldstein: Oh honey. I would marry you, but I wouldn't know what to do with your vagina.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Julianne Moore/Mark-Paul Gosselaar/DNCE (2015)

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Soundtracks

Look at the Mirror
Written by Doug Bossi and Damien Starkey
Courtesy of Five Alarm Music/Imagem Production Music

User Reviews

A good movie with so much hateful reviews

Seriously people!!! So much hates on this review section.

At first I'm gonna tell you how i found this movie. I was searching for a romance movie on internet then i found it. I bought the DVD and decided to watch it alone, because it's a Homosexual romance (first i thought it's really a gay lesbian movie ).

But it was more than that. Once upon a time i was homophobic person. I hated gays and lesbians more than i hate imaginary gods. I after realized that homosexuals are humans to. They have emotions like strait people. They love, they cry and they laugh.

This movie based on a true story and very heart touching. I cried after watching this movie. Seriously it's very cute romance with saddest images of gay community.

People, if you don't like this types of movies then don't watch. But stop saying nonsense about this. I'm from Bangladesh, a country with so much ignorance and hate. But i came to light, it's time for you to come out too.

After all, it's very emotional movie with complexity. I liked it and watched twice.