Boundaries (2018)

Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot-dealing, carefree father Jack across country after being kicked out of a nursing home.

Director:

Shana Feste

Writer:

Shana Feste

Stars:

Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vera Farmiga	...	Laura
Christopher Plummer	...	Jack
Lewis MacDougall	...	Henry
Christopher Lloyd	...	Stanley
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II	...	Serg
Kristen Schaal	...	Jojo
Bobby Cannavale	...	Leonard
Peter Fonda	...	Joey
Dolly Wells	...	Sofia
Ryan Robbins	...	Jim
Maxine Miller	...	Flirty Harriet
Terence Kelly	...	Gruff Board Member
BJ Harrison	...	Mary
Chelah Horsdal	...	Therapist
Robin T. Rose	...	Willie

Storyline

Single mom Laura (Farmiga), along with her awkward 14 year-old son Henry (MacDougall) is forced to drive Jack (Plummer), her estranged, care-free pot dealing father across country after he's kicked out of yet another nursing home.  The road trip veers off course when Jack decides to make a couple 'stops' and Henry asks to see his ne'er-do-well dad Leonard (Cannavale), completely upending Laura's attempt to hold her family together and ultimately forcing her to finally see her father for the man he really is.

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Plot Keywords:

father daughter relationship | father daughter estrangement | single mother | mother son relationship | ex husband ex wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

With Every Road Trip Comes Baggage

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug material, language, some sexual references and nude sketches

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2018 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Családi szívás

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,552, 24 June 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$703,438, 6 September 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Automatik, Oddfellows Entertainment, Stage 6 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in May 2016, but not released until early 2018.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Laura: I was thinking we might switch back to seeing each other once a month. Yeah, I'm feeling like I'm in a really good place. You know, like, I've done the work. We've done the work. We've done it.
Therapist: Have you spoken with your father recently?
Laura: Well, I... He called, but I did not pick up. He knows the conditions.
Therapist: So you set a boundary?
Laura: Yeah.
Therapist: That must have been very difficult for you.
Laura: Not really. No. I'm feeling really resolute. Like, *very* resolute. So resolute, in fact... I was thinking...
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Connections

Referenced in Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Terry Crews/Bobby Cannavale/Utopia (2018)

User Reviews

Not As Bad as Some People on this Site Indicate

This is a road movie, I guess add it to the 450 made in the past 25 years, so perhaps people are tired of the genre. But I found it funny in more than a few spots. Not for everyone, obviously, but give it a chance, if you're in a risky, open minded mood.