Labor Day

20132013
PG-13PG-13
1h 51min

Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)

Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

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Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their o... Read allDepressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

Director
- Jason Reitman
Writers
- Jason Reitman(screenplay)
- Joyce Maynard(based on the novel by)
Stars

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Awards
- 6 nominations

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Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)

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Kate Winslet and Jason Reitman in Labor Day (2013)

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Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, and Micah Fowler in Labor Day (2013)

Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)

Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)

Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, and Gattlin Griffith in Labor Day (2013)

Gattlin Griffith and Brighid Fleming in Labor Day (2013)

Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)

Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)

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A depressed mother's husband has left her for she could not bear a second child. Living alone with her only son, she has an unlikely meeting with an injured escaped convict, and reluctantly takes him into her own care. The man proves to be better than his criminal image as the three bond over Labor Day weekend. The only problem? Everyone in town is looking for him.

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Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for thematic material, brief violence and sexuality
Parents guide

Trivia
Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin agreed to do the movie, but Jason Reitman and Brolin had to wait for Winslet for over a year to begin shooting.

Goofs
The Panasonic VHS VCR on the top of the TV did not exist in 1987 - it has a center deck style that was common in the late 1990s (e.g. it looks similar to Panasonic's PV-V4020 model that was made in 1999). VCRs of the time had a deck on the left-hand side and display on the right.

Quotes
Henry: I don't think losing my father broke my mother's heart, but rather losing love itself.

Connections
Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 30 January 2014 (2014)

Soundtracks
I'm Going Home
Written by Arlo Guthrie
Performed by Arlo Guthrie
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

Top review

9/10

A Journey Into Relationships and Haunting Dreams

If you're interested in a good adult romantic drama, look no further than the movie "Labor Day."

Superior acting by Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin and young Gattlin Griffith, this is a story with multi- layered depth and haunting flashbacks through dreams ... some viewers might become impatient as the various dream scenes flicker across the movie screen. Just wait, it's all done with amazing dramatic effect, and when the dream scape finally reveals itself, you'll be impressed with the final story.

More importantly, "Labor Day" displays the under utilized message of the impact of relationships, even though the positive results are revealed many years later.

The soundtrack is unusual and haunting, providing a surreal effect on the entire production.

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Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $13,371,528
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,175,282
- Feb 2, 2014
Gross worldwide
- $20,275,812

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Runtime
- 1h 51min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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