Little Accidents (2014)

In a small American town still living in the shadow of a terrible coal mine accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws together a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy in a web of secrets.

Director:

Sara Colangelo

Writer:

Sara Colangelo

Stars:

Boyd Holbrook, Randy Springer, Jacob Lofland

2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Boyd Holbrook	...	Amos Jenkins
Randy Springer	...	John McAlister
Jacob Lofland	...	Owen Briggs
Beau Wright	...	James Briggs
Steven St. Gelais	...	Bobby
Travis Tope	...	JT Doyle
Grant Bauman	...	Justin
Jim Workman	...	Male Reporter
Kimberly Shrewsbury	...	Female Reporter
James DeForest Parker	...	Basil Jenkins (as James Parker)
Mike Seely	...	Carl
Chloë Sevigny	...	Kendra Briggs
Alexia Rasmussen	...	Nellie
Elizabeth Banks	...	Diana Doyle
Jonathan Heffley	...	Kenny

Storyline

A recent coal mining accident has killed several miners and left the small town community scarred and traumatized. The wealthy mining executive responsible for the accident, Bill Doyle, wants to pretend that it never happened, referring to the mining families as "trailer trash". His wife Diana and son JT know better, though. Diana is drowning in guilt and feels socially awkward around the other rich snobs she used to be friends with. She copes with it by having an affair with Amos, the lone survivor of the mining accident who now walks with a limp and lives with his dying father. JT is worried that his father will go to prison, and takes out his anger on the mining families' children, especially Owen Briggs. Owen is a young boy who lost his father in the disaster. He lives with his bad-tempered aunt, his grieving mother, and his little brother James, who has Down's Syndrome. One day Owen is in the woods with James, and he gets into a fight with JT, accidentally going too far...

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Plot Keywords:

dead boy | 15 year old | extramarital affair | marital problem | coal miner | 

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Taglines:

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 2016 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Accidents - Totgeschwiegen

Filming Locations:

Beckley, West Virginia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Archer Gray, Maiden Voyage Pictures, MindSmack Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed entirely in West Virginia

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Goofs

When Amos's father is taken away, Amos magically gets the use of his right arm again while he sits on the pavement.

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Quotes

Amos Jenkins: [getting dressed] I never been in a motel before.
Diane Doyle: We used to come to a place like this in high school. The seniors would rent the rooms, and we'd all file in with six packs.

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Connections

Version of Little Accidents (2010)

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Soundtracks

Galveston Groove
Written by Rob Walker
Courtesy of 5 Alarm / Imagem Production Music

User Reviews

A light film and a little slow

I like this movie first half but gets a little slow after the end moves and one is attracted to the characters, feeling part of them. Although the story is somewhat predictable but no less shirt. Here what I did not like is that there was more connection between Amos and I think Diane was very artificial that connection between the two. Overall it is a film that is well done with good photography and good believable characters, the plot is very well focused in history.

Actoralmente is very good, very well-chosen cast their director also performed a very good script, with some details but not generally perceived.