The Glass Castle (2017)

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

Director:

Destin Daniel Cretton

Writers:

Destin Daniel Cretton (screenplay by), Andrew Lanham (screenplay by)

Stars:

Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brie Larson	...	Jeannette
Woody Harrelson	...	Rex
Naomi Watts	...	Rose Mary
Ella Anderson	...	Young Jeannette
Chandler Head	...	Youngest Jeannette
Max Greenfield	...	David
Josh Caras	...	Brian
Charlie Shotwell	...	Young Brian
Iain Armitage	...	Youngest Brian
Sarah Snook	...	Lori
Sadie Sink	...	Young Lori
Olivia Kate Rice	...	Youngest Lori
Brigette Lundy-Paine	...	Maureen
Shree Crooks	...	Young Maureen (as Shree Grace Crooks)
Eden Grace Redfield	...	Youngest Maureen

Storyline

A young woman reflects on her unconventional upbringing at the hands of her artsy, nonconformist parents, which sometimes resulted in the family living in poverty. Now married to a man who works in finance in New York, she faces criticism from her parents that she's betrayed their values..

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Plot Keywords:

restaurant | painting | hospital | alcoholic | funeral | 

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Taglines:

Home goes wherever we go.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content involving family dysfunction, and for some language and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

El castillo de cristal

Filming Locations:

Welch, West Virginia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,678,548, 13 August 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$17,273,059, 12 October 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,764,032, 20 August 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate,Netter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark Ruffalo and Claire Danes were previously attached as Rex and Rose Walls.

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Goofs

When Rex and Jeannette are looking at the stars in the middle of the night, she chooses one and he says it is Venus. Not possible because Venus is only seen in the early morning in the east, or early evening in the west.

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Quotes

Rex: Rich city folks live in fancy apartments but their air's so polluted they can't even see the stars. We'd have to be out of our minds to trade places with any of them.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Trailers of May 2017 (2017)

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Soundtracks

My World
Written by Donnie Owens (as Donald Owens) and Waylon Jennings
Performed by Waylon Jennings
Courtesy of Fervor Records

User Reviews

Woody at his Best!

It was not easy for Woody to play this character, but he did an outstanding job!!

I was transfixed by this movie despite the sadness due to the very good acting of all members of the family. But it revolved around Woody.

I totally disagree with the bad review I just read. I never read the book so maybe that is why?