A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
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- Ritaas Rita
- (as Angela Landry)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
- Taglines
- There's more to family than what you see.
- Genre
- Certificate
- K-12
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie credits show that this movie was dedicated to the memory of J.J. Harris, who was Kevin Costner's first talent manager and also a close friend. Harris passed away a year prior to filming.
- GoofsWhen outside the law firm that Elliot visits for the first time, they're discussing his alcohol problem, and a young man in a light blue shirt and mustard colored pants walks by. The same man walks by the same way as they move towards the car.
- Quotes
Elliot Anderson: So, yes, we're different, you and I. You want to submit that? Submit it. We have different skin colors. Is that the first thing I notice when I see a black man, the color of his skin? Yes. Submit away. Because I can go ahead and submit that that's the first thing you see when you see a white guy. Now, I don't know why that is any more than I know why when I see a good looking woman the first things I notice are her breasts, because I do. But if I move on to my next thought quick enough, I'm not a pervert, alright? I'm not a bad guy. I'm just mildly flawed. It's the same thing with race. It's not my first thoughts that count, it's my second, third, and fourth thought, and each and every case I'm in, it comes down to the same thing: the action and interaction I'm having with the person that I'm interacting with!
- SoundtracksWhite Lies
Written by Paolo Nutini (Paolo Giovanni Nutini) and John Fortis
Performed by Paolo Nutini
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Wonderful script and beautifully acted film. It honestly tells the story showing the love, anger, hurt, tolerance and intolerance on both sides. A human drama that truthfully addresses issues of race and family issues with an interracial child in the middle. And FUNNY! Some great laugh-out-loud moments in the film. Terrific cast lead by Costner and Spencer but the two young actors playing Eloise and Duvan are flawless.
It is very rare for me to gush about a film. And I rarely ever post a review. But...do NOT miss this film. I'm afraid it may not get much of a push. This film will make it on word-of-mouth. So see it and spread the word.
- alwaysfuelingthefire
- Nov 9, 2014
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,571,189
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,213,362
- Feb 1, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $21,833,967
- Runtime
- 2h 1min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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