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Fathers and Daughters streaming

2015 Movie Italy, United States Drama 116 min FSK 12

By: Gabriele Muccino With: Paula Marshall, Darren Eliker, Amanda Seyfried, Santiago Veizaga, Quvenzhané Wallis

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown; 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge her own connections.

Filmium rating

70%

Mood

Dramatic

Heartbreaking

Melancholic

Reflective

Serious

Cast & Crew

Gabriele Muccino

Brad Desch

Jason McCune

Matt Scheib

Bruce Greenwood

Janet McTeer

Bri Sche Fair

Michelle Veintimilla

Brian Muller

Ryan Eggold

Chris Douglass

Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson

Frank Conforti

Diane Kruger

Jane Fonda

Jenny Vos

Paula Marshall

Aaron Paul

Octavia Spencer

Claire Chapelli

Brendan Griffin

Sam Turich

Darren Eliker

Amanda Seyfried

Jake Scheib

Kylie Rogers

John Shepard

Santiago Veizaga

Jesse Dillon Sorrells

Russell Crowe

Jason Shavers

Quvenzhané Wallis

Adaptation

Original Screenplay

Cinematic Technique

Character-Driven

Intimate

Realistic

Narrative Structure

Alternating Segments

Non-Linear

Pace

Deliberate

Reflective

Slow

Soundtrack

Musical Score

Original Score

Style

Dramatic

Emotional

Narrative-Driven

Time-Period

2010S

Contemporary

Central Conflict

Coping With Grief

Custody Battle

Family Conflict

Intimacy Issues

Mental Health Struggles

Parental Custody

Personal Trauma

Characters

Daughter

Widowed Father

Writer

Ending

Closure

Emotional Healing

Hopeful Reconciliation

Historical Context

2010S

Contemporary

Key Plot Points

Brain Injury

Car Accident

Career Decline

Loss Of Mother

Posthumous Award

Seizures

Plot

Family Drama

Family Dynamics

Loss

Mental Health

Parent-Child Relationship

Personal Growth

Setting

Contemporary

Domestic

New York

Urban

Urban Environment

Shooting Location

Pittsburgh

Theme

Family Dynamics

Grief And Loss

Intimacy Issues

Loss And Grief

Mental Health

Parental Love

Genre

Character Study

Drama

Emotional

Audiences

Adults

Drama Enthusiasts

Family Viewers

Titles

Fathers And Daughters

Awards

Posthumous Pulitzer

Box Office Success

$5.1 Million Gross

Critical Reception

Metacritic 31%

Negative Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes 28%

Popularity

Limited Commercial Success

Ratings

Low Critical Scores

Reception

Box Office Disappointment

Box Office Underperformance

Critically Mixed

Low Ratings

Negative Reviews

Production Countries

Italy

United States

Release Year

2015

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