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

Good looking nice movie which could have been great with better script

Greetings from Lithuania.

Fathers and Daughters" (2015) is a movie with superb cast, one of the best ensemble of actors in recent memory. All of them did a good job. Directing was also solid, as cinematography, settings. I liked the story, which is kinda beautiful and inspiring. But on the other hand this movie needed a better script. The are like 4 stories in this movie actually, but not one of them is very engaging. Script was sometimes cheeze - i wanted to roll my eyes over the screen, but great actors managed to say some lines with straight faces. It tries to have some moving moments, which unfortunately didn't moved me. It is a very good looking movie and while it lasted i enjoyed, but after it was over i know i will forget this movie very quickly, i doesn't have lasting impression.

Overall, "Fathers and Daughters" is a nice and enjoyable movie which could have been great with more tight script. It's running time 1 h 50 min can be sometimes draggy, because some story lines like with the little girl which finally gets adopted didn't work. But overall this is very nice movie for one evening. By the way i was shocked when i learned it was rated R. Trust me there a lot of movies which should have been rated R instead of this one. This is sometimes beautiful movie but kinda empty.