Fathers & Daughters (2015)

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

Director:

Gabriele Muccino

Writer:

Brad Desch

Stars:

Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Russell Crowe	...	Jake Davis
Amanda Seyfried	...	Katie Davis
Aaron Paul	...	Cameron
Diane Kruger	...	Elizabeth
Quvenzhané Wallis	...	Lucy
Bruce Greenwood	...	William
Janet McTeer	...	Carolyn
Kylie Rogers	...	Young Katie
Jane Fonda	...	Teddy Stanton
Octavia Spencer	...	Dr. Corman
Jenny Vos	...	Tricia
Brendan Griffin	...	Evan
Ryan Eggold	...	John
Chris Douglass	...	Brian
Jake Scheib	...	Andrew

Storyline

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

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Plot Keywords:

writer | typewriter | writing a book | father daughter relationship | mental hospital | 

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Taglines:

She was his everything. He was her reason to carry on.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content/references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lo mejor de mi vida

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Andrea Leone Films, Busted Shark Productions, Fear of God Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amanda Seyfried and Aaron Paul previously appeared together in the TV series 'Big Love' in which they played a couple.

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Goofs

When Lucy speaks for the first time, her hair is relaxed - an irreversible change to straighten natural Afro hair- but before and after this she has the same natural hair. Which is impossible given the time span.

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Soundtracks

Fathers & Daughters
written by Michael Bolton, Emanuel Kiriakou and Evan Bogart
performed by Michael Bolton

User Reviews

When they had each other...

I anticipated an emotional tale from the director who is quite famous for it, and yes, it was, but not as I was looking for, yet I still liked it for portraying a beautiful father-daughter relationship. It was not like all about the happy scenarios, but it began with a tragedy and then moved to narrate a father who struggles to provide a better life for her daughter when his health was getting worse every day. In another layer, the story focused on the grown up daughter who struggles as well, but to get close to the people which affected since her childhood days with her father.

Russell Crowe played an energetic father like he was in his 30s, especially when he shows the affections to his daughter. The little girl who played the daughter role as well so fantastic. The disappointment was as usual Amanda Seyfried like any of her movies. I like her as a human being, no offense but not as an actress. Apart from her portions, it is not a bad movie.

It was about one father and one daughter, but the title was plural. You should see the movie that has a simple explanation for it. The girl and her father's story should have been the entire movie. With some catchy moments between them would have made it an awesome product. As expected the end was emotional, and another layer's end was terrible which was obviously Seyfried's. I wanted to like it, but I can't. This movie would bring a mixed response that you can't decide whether you liked it or not, but mostly you might respond positively.

7/10