Summary
Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 61Audiences 62GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer62%
Metascore60
IMDb6.6
User score6.4
Letterboxd · 22 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score55%
Box office
5%of its budget back
- Budget
- $21 M
- Worldwide
- $971 K
Worldwide it made back $971 K of the $21 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most dramas, −18 min on the typical 109
typical 10991Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 41 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
+31Released
2011
May 5, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Arab Emirates- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, drug use, and suicide themes, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more20 people
- Mel GibsonWalter Black
- Jodie FosterMeredith Black
- Anton YelchinPorter Black
- Riley Thomas StewartHenry Black
- Jennifer LawrenceNorah
- Kelly Coffield ParkNorah's Mom
- Zachary BoothJared
- Cherry JonesVice President
Jeff CorbettVolunteer Dad
Baylen ThomasSkeptical Man
Sam Breslin WrightMan
Michael RiveraHector
Kris ArnoldWaiter
Elizabeth KaledinReporter
Matt LauerMatt Lauer
Jon StewartJon Stewart
Terry GrossTerry Gross
Folake OlowofoyekuNurse
Lorna Guity PruceNurse
Bill MassofProsthetic Technician
Directing · 5
- Jodie Foster Director
- Dianne Dreyer Script Supervisor, Associate Producer
- Francisco Ortiz Second Assistant Director
- Doug Torres First Assistant Director
- Mirashyam Blakeslee Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Kyle Killen Screenplay
Production · 10
- Steve Golin Producer
- Ann Ruark Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Keith Redmon Producer
- Avy Kaufman Casting
- Allison Hall Casting
- Charlie Dibe Production Coordinator
Camera · 8
- Hagen Bogdanski Director of Photography
- John Krause Dolly Grip
- Frankie DeMarco Camera Operator
- Matt Blades Key Grip
- Glenn Kaplan First Assistant "A" Camera
- Bernard X. Brongniart Best Boy Grip
Editing · 5
- Lynzee Klingman Editor
- Jonathan Sanden Digital Intermediate Editor
- Michael Hofacre Additional Editor
- Paul Penczner Assistant Editor
- Gilbert Carreras Color Timer
Sound · 24
- Marcelo Zarvos Original Music Composer
- Michael Kirchberger Supervising Sound Editor
- E. Gedney Webb Music Editor
- Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gabe Hilfer Music Consultant
- Sean England Foley Artist
Art · 14
- Mark Friedberg Production Design
- Dan Perri Title Designer
- Alex DiGerlando Art Direction
- Brick Mason Storyboard Artist
- Joel Weaver Assistant Property Master
- Kris Moran Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Susan Lyall Costume Design
- Jovan Vitagliano Key Hair Stylist
- LuAnn Claps Makeup Department Head
- Angel De Angelis Hair Department Head
- Minerva Diann Savoy Tailor
- Amy Ritchings Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- John Bair Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 7
- Dan Kubicek Electrician
- Steve Ramsey Gaffer
- Balint Pinczehelyi Rigging Grip
- Todd MacNicholl Rigging Grip
- Charles Meere III Rigging Gaffer
- Beth O'Brien Electrician
Other crew · 9
- G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
- John Cenatiempo Stunts
- Tim Monich Dialect Coach
- Billy Bryan Special Effects Technician
- Tim Rossiter Special Effects Coordinator
- J.C. Robaina Utility Stunts
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