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Ben is Back|Julia Roberts

Ben is Back

Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges
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Overview

When Holly Burn's (Julia Roberts) son Ben (Lucas Hedges) appears at the family home one Christmas eve she is pleased to see him but also frightened of the danger that follows him. She allows him to stay one day after he professes his sobriety thanks to his program. Everyone is dubious about his return including his father Neal (Courtney B. Vance ), and sister Ivy (Kathryn Newton) particularly after their house is broken into and the family dog disappears, in this story about familial love and addiction. Written and directed by Peter Hedges.

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Main Cast & Crew:
Peter Hedges - Director
Julia Roberts
Lucas Hedges
Courtney B. Vance
Kathryn Newton
Rachel Bay Jones
David Zaldivar
Alexandra Park
Michael Esper
Tim Guinee
Henry Stram

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (AC-3, Dolby, Widescreen)
  • Run Time: 103
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 031398299783
  • Genre: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: March 2019

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
"Another in a string of impressive turns by the young actor and one of the best things Roberts has ever done, the film is aware of the weight of its subject but loath to behave like an 'important' film -- focusing instead on the specificity of one sick young man..." - 09/08/2018 Hollywood Reporter


"[T]he entire film is that rarest of gifts for its cast, providing virtually every character with a chance to play not only the present moment, but the complicated history they’ve established with Ben in the past, as well as whatever chance they see in the troubled young man’s future." - 09/08/2018 Variety


"[I]t’s very much Roberts’s movie....What is so moving and effective about Roberts’s work here is her shrewd subversion of her long-established persona." - 12/05/2018 New York Times


"[T]he performances remain uniformly strong and hold the story together..." - 12/07/2018 RogerEbert.com


3 stars out of 5 -- "The material feels more like a play than a film, its drama shrunk down into a single, digestible day, but it’s affecting in its muted seriousness." - 03/17/2019 The Guardian


3 stars out of 5 -- "Roberts is always a highlight -- warm, empathetic, engaging. And so she is in BEN IS BACK..." - 03/11/2019 Empire

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