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What They Had

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 41m
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6.7/10
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Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, and Taissa Farmiga in What They Had (2018)
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Bridget returns home at her brother's urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father's reluctance to let go of their life together.Bridget returns home at her brother's urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father's reluctance to let go of their life together.Bridget returns home at her brother's urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father's reluctance to let go of their life together.
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    • Elizabeth Chomko
    • Elizabeth Chomko
  • Stars
    • Hilary Swank
    • Michael Shannon
    • Robert Forster
    • Elizabeth Chomko
    • Elizabeth Chomko
  • Stars
    • Hilary Swank
    • Michael Shannon
    • Robert Forster
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    • 52User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Blythe Danner, Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Elizabeth Chomko, and Taissa Farmiga at an event for What They Had (2018)
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    Hilary Swank
    Hilary Swank
    • Bridget
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Nick
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Bert
    Blythe Danner
    Blythe Danner
    • Ruth
    Taissa Farmiga
    Taissa Farmiga
    • Emma
    Josh Lucas
    Josh Lucas
    • Eddie
    Sarah Sutherland
    Sarah Sutherland
    • Mary
    Marilyn Dodds Frank
    • Marion
    Aimee Garcia
    Aimee Garcia
    • Dr. Zoe
    William Smillie
    William Smillie
    • Gerry
    Isabeau Dornevil
    • R.A.
    Jennifer Robideau
    Jennifer Robideau
    • Rachel
    Jay Montepare
    Jay Montepare
    • David
    Ann Whitney
    • Neighbor Lady
    Iah Bearden-Vrai
    • Funeral Friend
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence E. Davis
    • Mourner
    • (uncredited)
    Ryan W. Garcia
    Ryan W. Garcia
    • Young Bert
    • (uncredited)
    Eric Ian
    Eric Ian
    • Taylor
    • (uncredited)
      • Elizabeth Chomko
      • Elizabeth Chomko
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    • Trivia
      Writer and director, Elizabeth Chomko, based the events of the film on her grandparents, Cliff Becker and Patricia Becker. Patricia had a career in geriatric nursing administration and, in her later life, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. A black-and-white photograph of the couple is featured at the end of the film's credits, along with the dedication: "For Pat & Cliff".
    • Quotes

      Nick: You know why they get better in memory care? Because they don't have people in their face all the time saying, "Don't forget me, please don't forget me, you're losing your mind". The one blessing of this disease is that they don't remember that they don't remember, until you go and tell them.

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    8/10
    i wept when she said ''im sorry''.....
    This disease affect directly or indirectly every person an planet earth. either you have it, or in your family,or in your neighbourhood or you work with them like i do, its like an everlasting earthquake to experience.this film tells a very well structured story about a woman with dementia, though not too seriously beaten yet, i guess on 15-25 on the mmst scale, about her loving husband and their children and grandchildren. reminisence are a keyword to the story, and it reminds me a lot of how it was when my dad and granddad went through a very fast development of the disease, and how responsibilities fell on the one living nearest and how that damaged a lot of our family dynamics. i shall admit that i was not the nearest to my dad neither in distance or true relations,and backed out rather quikly, but thats another story....

    what i miss in these kinda movies is the lack of fun, because there are actually a huge amount of comic situations when caring for my own, but especially when working with old demented persons. what i can say is that they are as different as fingerprints, there are no fasit whats correct,so there are many walls to smash your head against believe me.

    i like the acting ,its not overexhaggerated,just very truthfull. the music and filmography are very nice. the start sequence when mum walks away in the snow are just beautiful.

    i give it an eight,you may give a star too cause its recommended
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      • November 29, 2018 (Israel)
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      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Unified Pictures
      • Bona Fide Productions
      • Look to the Sky Films
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
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