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

Owen Briggs: I'm not very popular, but I have a few good friends.
Owen Briggs: Well, that's really all you need. I think people with a lot of friends are usually not that interesting.
Owen Briggs: Were you popular? You seem like you were.
Owen Briggs: I do? Well, I was a cheerleader, so... that always brought me a certain amount of attention.

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Connections

Version of Little Accidents (2010)

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Soundtracks

Fight Dillon Fight
Written and Performed by Rob Walker
Courtesy of 5 Alarm / Imagem Production Music

User Reviews

Guilt and remorse

Dramas are normally not the kind of movie I'm going for so I was not expecting much before watching this movie. After seeing it I must say I'm not disappointed at all. It's certainly worth a watch. It's a movie about all kinds of accidents, guilt and remorse, coping with losses. I thought all the actors gave a good performance. The filming was not bad either, I thought it was enjoyable to watch. The storyline is entertaining enough to not get bored. It is kind of slow with not much action but that's why it's a drama and not an action movie. Nothing wrong with that if you like that genre of movie. I probably won't watch it a second time but I certainly don't regret watching it.