The Confirmation (2016)

A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.

Director:

Bob Nelson

Writer:

Bob Nelson

Stars:

Clive Owen, Maria Bello, Jaeden Martell

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clive Owen	...	Walt
Maria Bello	...	Bonnie
Jaeden Martell	...	Anthony (as Jaeden Lieberher)
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Father Lyons
Glenn Beck	...	Old Man in Church (as Glenn Curtis Beck)
Spencer Drever	...	Allen
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Vaughn
Patrick Gilmore	...	Roger
John Stewart	...	Bar Patron 1
Dean Wray	...	Bar Patron 2
Tom Pickett	...	Bartender Al
Robert Forster	...	Otto
Luvia Petersen	...	Bartender Nancy
Mel Tuck	...	Guy Bishop
Eliza Faria	...	Linda

Storyline

Eight year old Anthony is somewhat uneasy about spending the weekend with his alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter dad Walt while his mom Bonnie and her new husband Kyle go to a Catholic retreat together. Walt is just as uneasy about spending time with Anthony, especially since their first day together is a series of characteristically unfortunate events, including his truck breaking down, his landlord locking him out of the house, and the theft of his toolbox, which he needs for an upcoming job. As Walt and Anthony set about finding the guy who stole the tools and improvise around their other misfortunes, they begin to discover a true connection with each other, causing Walt to become a better father and Anthony to reveal the promise and potential of the good man he will become.

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Plot Keywords:

toolbox | pickup truck | bar | engine trouble | confessional | 

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Taglines:

Written and Directed by the Oscar Nominated Writer of ''Nebraska'', Bob Nelson.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Glenn Beck, who plays the glaring old man in the church, was in two Stanley Kubrick films, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and Dr. Stangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).

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Goofs

At 1:29 of the movie Walt is driving down a residential street on his way to retrieve his tools, you can see the truck going in the opposite direction swerve into Walt's lane to avoid the film crew in the street. The two-tone gray Toyota truck (at 1:29:20) has Washington State license plates. This movie was set in Washington State, but was filmed in the Metro Vancouver, Canada, area; more specifically, Walt is living at 20657 (at 0:12:55) Dolman Street (at 0:02:15) which is in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, in the Metro Vancouver area, so the probability is high that the truck was part of the film shoot. If an error were committed then it was that they didn't use a telephoto lens or Steadicam so the camera could have been out of the way.

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Quotes

Bonnie: Anthony, what are you doing down there?
Anthony: Just praying.
Bonnie: Well, pray properly. Have you thought about your sins?
Anthony: I think i thought about them enough.
Bonnie: Well, go get in the confessional, then. Be quick, 'cause we have to go. Skip some sins if you have to. He'll get the point.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Clive Owen/Nia Vardalos/Jimmy Carr (2016)

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Soundtracks

EVERYTHING IS FREE
Performed by Gillian Welch
Courtesy of Acony Records, LLC
Words and Music by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
© Universal Music Publishing Canada and BMG / Chrysalis

User Reviews

More then watchable

I didn't find this movie bad at all, how the actual 6.3 vote had let me guess. It is not a masterpiece either, but it has different elements that let you enjoy the light ride. Indeed, the little Jaeden Lieberher is the real protagonist along some nice children and he is just so tender that should deserve a 10/10 him alone.

The plot is around a son before his coming confirmation who looks at is divorced father struggling between his problems during a tragic weekend. The child inside the confessional that open and then close the movie is so sweet to worth just by itself the whole film.

If you are a parent you could easily appreciate this movie.

8/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Confirmation

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,382

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bungalow Media + Entertainment, Lighthouse Pictures, Sapphire Fire Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1