Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysAPA Heritage MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)

Looking for Grace

  • 20152015
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
374
YOUR RATING
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • IMDbPro
Looking for Grace (2015)
When rebellious 16-year-old Grace (rising star Odessa Young) takes off on her own, her exasperated parents (Radha Mitchell and Richard Roxburgh) enlist the help of a close-to-retirement detective, and begin the long drive from Perth to the West Australian Wheatbelt to try to find her. Looking for Grace is about how we make sense of the mess of our lives and what it all means.  It is a wry drama about lies, secrets, small and large griefs and, of course, love.
Play trailer2:08
1 Video
14 Photos
  • Drama

After a teenage girl named Grace goes missing, her parents along with the help of an investigator seek to find her, while also juggling their own secrets and stories between them.After a teenage girl named Grace goes missing, her parents along with the help of an investigator seek to find her, while also juggling their own secrets and stories between them.After a teenage girl named Grace goes missing, her parents along with the help of an investigator seek to find her, while also juggling their own secrets and stories between them.

IMDb RATING
5.3/10
374
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sue Brooks
  • Writer
    • Sue Brooks
  • Stars
    • Radha Mitchell
    • Richard Roxburgh
    • Odessa Young
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sue Brooks
  • Writer
    • Sue Brooks
  • Stars
    • Radha Mitchell
    • Richard Roxburgh
    • Odessa Young
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos1

    Looking for Grace Trailer
    Trailer 2:08
    Looking for Grace Trailer

    Photos14

    Sue Brooks and Odessa Young at an event for Looking for Grace (2015)
    Odessa Young at an event for Looking for Grace (2015)
    Sue Brooks at an event for Looking for Grace (2015)
    Sue Brooks, Alison Tilson, Lizzette Atkins, and Odessa Young at an event for Looking for Grace (2015)
    Radha Mitchell at an event for Looking for Grace (2015)
    Odessa Young at an event for Looking for Grace (2015)
    Sue Brooks at an event for Looking for Grace (2015)
    Sue Brooks, Radha Mitchell, and Odessa Young at an event for Looking for Grace (2015)
    Looking for Grace (2015)
    Looking for Grace (2015)
    Radha Mitchell and Richard Roxburgh in Looking for Grace (2015)
    Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh, and Odessa Young in Looking for Grace (2015)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Radha Mitchell
    Radha Mitchell
    • Deniseas Denise
    Richard Roxburgh
    Richard Roxburgh
    • Danas Dan
    Odessa Young
    Odessa Young
    • Graceas Grace
    Kenya Pearson
    Kenya Pearson
    • Sapphoas Sappho
    Harry Richardson
    Harry Richardson
    • Jamieas Jamie
    Andrea Gibbs
    • Bethas Beth
    Vito de Francesco
    Vito de Francesco
    • Tedas Ted
    • (as Vito De Francesco)
    Gemma Willing
    Gemma Willing
    • Anneas Anne
    Terry Norris
    Terry Norris
    • Norrisas Norris
    Myles Pollard
    Myles Pollard
    • Bruceas Bruce
    River Lockwood
    • Phillipas Phillip
    Andy King
    • Garyas Gary
    Julia Blake
    Julia Blake
    • Nellas Nell
    Peter Rowsthorn
    • Steveas Steve
    Geoff Miethe
    • Martyas Marty
    Kelton Pell
    • Detectiveas Detective
    Holly Jones
    • Julieas Julie
    Amanda Woodhams
    • Susieas Susie
    • Director
      • Sue Brooks
    • Writer
      • Sue Brooks
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

    More like this

    Celeste
    5.5
    Celeste
    High Life
    6.7
    High Life
    The Daughter
    6.6
    The Daughter
    Tangles and Knots
    6.5
    Tangles and Knots
    The Tender Dark
    8.6
    The Tender Dark
    Blood Pulls a Gun
    6.9
    Blood Pulls a Gun
    Nice Package
    4.8
    Nice Package
    Highway
    6.1
    Highway
    First Person: A Film About Love
    7.7
    First Person: A Film About Love
    The World Without You
    6.3
    The World Without You
    The Giant
    4.2
    The Giant
    Cooee
    Cooee

    Storyline

    Edit
    After a teenage girl named Grace goes missing, her parents along with the help of an investigator seek to find her, while also juggling their own secrets and stories between them.
    • f rated
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Everybody has their secrets
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexuality and brief strong language
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      The scene set in an outback bar in the wheat fields of WA contains two extras at the bar. The extras were not in fact Australian, but two British holiday makers passing by during filming.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie they are heading home, but they are heading west into the sunset, with the pipeline still on the right hand side, which is the same direction they were heading out towards Ceduna when they were trying to find Grace.
    • Connections
      Featured in Looking for Grace: Behind the Scenes (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Dead of Light
      Written by Jordie Lane and Clare Reynolds

      Performed by Jordie Lane

    User reviews10

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Minor reservations aside, this is an engaging tale told in the finest Aussie tradition.
    One of the classic tropes of Australian film is the random and ever-present potential for destruction that is represented cinematically by the vastness and untamed beauty of our unique landscapes. It is sometimes shown, for example, as mystical power (eg: Picnic at Hanging Rock), dystopian violence (The Rover), terror (Wolf Creek), images of deadly bushfires or road-kill scattered over lonely country roads. Looking for Grace builds on this tradition and explores random destruction in a novel way by taking a simple plot line and splitting into separate narratives that converge with deadly force.

    Five stories unfold in parallel as sign-posted chapters, each telling the same story but from a different viewpoint. The narrative arc turns on rebellious 16 year-old Grace who empties her father's safe and hops on a coach for a heavy metal concert a few days from home. While chance plays a part, meeting a boy, losing her virginity, and being robbed is a predictable tale for many run-aways. What is not predictable is how the four other stories overlap hers. The unfaithful father seems more concerned about the cash than his daughter and the over-controlling mother is pathetically funny keeping up appearances in the midst of a missing person investigation. The doddery old private detective hired to find Grace (and the money) worries about the whiteness of his false teeth and says the most obvious things in funny ways. And there is the seemingly disconnected story about the road-train driver who bookends the film and ties five random tales into a single Aussie yarn.

    The cinematography is superb and it carries the film. From lovingly long panoramic landscapes, to backlit gum trees, golden sunrises, the sharp detail of a furtive glance in shallow depth of field, the camera-work is beautifully crafted and quintessentially Australian. Acting is excellent although based more on good casting than fine performance – there is little room for character development in a film cut five ways. It is also deliberately slow in parts; rather than looking like parents in crisis we see dad's clumsy preoccupation with his own guilt, mum's growing anxiety about her marriage and looking good in gym wear, and Grace just takes her time like any teenager. Minor reservations aside, this is an engaging tale told in the finest Aussie tradition.
    helpful•3
    2
    • CineMuseFilms
    • Feb 10, 2016

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • January 26, 2016 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Distributor
      • Unicorn Films (Australia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Αναζητώντας την Γκρέις
    • Filming locations
      • Western Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Gecko Films Pty. Ltd.
      • Unicorn Films
      • Taylor Media
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross worldwide
      • $147,164
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    With "The Staircase," Odessa Young Hopes People Learn About the Real Kathleen Peterson
    With "The Staircase," Odessa Young Hopes People Learn About the Real Kathleen Peterson
    Apr 20Popsugar.com
    Lifetime achievement award for Julia Blake and Terry Norris
    Nov 12IF.com.au

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Looking for Grace (2015)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Looking for Grace (2015) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The 10 Most Anticipated Marvel and DC Movies
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    2022 TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.