The Glass Castle

"Find beauty in the struggle."

2017 2h 7m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 923

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A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.

“Find beauty in the struggle.”

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Cast

Brie Larson
Jeannette Walls
Woody Harrelson
Rex Walls
Naomi Watts
Rose Mary Walls
Max Greenfield
David
Sarah Snook
Lori Walls
Ella Anderson
Jeannette Walls (Age 10)
Sadie Sink
Lori Walls (Age 12)
Robin Bartlett
Erma Walls

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Writers: Andrew Lanham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jose Holder
Languages: English
Countries: Hong Kong, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, shot by Brett Pawlak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joel P. West. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nat Sanders shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Find beauty in the struggle.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2378507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Destin Daniel Cretton directs. Brett Pawlak behind the camera. Joel P. West scores. Nat Sanders cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Hong Kong, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, United States of America.
3Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, shot by Brett Pawlak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joel P. West. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nat Sanders shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Find beauty in the struggle.".
8IMDB entry: tt2378507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "dysfunctional family", "based on memoir or autobiography", "aggressive", "complex".

The technical file

Cinematography: Brett Pawlak
Original score: Joel P. West
Editing: Nat Sanders
Production design: Sharon Seymour
Costume design: Mirren Gordon-Crozier
Makeup / hair: Michelle Côté
VFX supervisor: Ray McIntyre Jr.
Sound: Mathew Waters
Stunt coordinator: David McKeown
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,000,000
Box office: $22,088,533
Return: 245% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Glass Castle (2017)

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Reno2018-02-04
★ 8/10
The story of a Mountain Goat! This was like a combination of 'Captain Fantastic' and 'Infinitely Polar Bear'. But only a messed up tale than them. It was based on the book of the same name which originally a true story. A fascinating one. Inspiring, as well as heartbreaking story. But a wonderful film for families to watch. Because it focused on the family's unity in the difficult times. Told from a kid's perspective as she was growing up having suffered from basic facilities, along with her siblings. A family with a below poverty level, frequently moving from town to town, making a home in the remote places has one dream that they want to build their own glass castle, particularly for the kids. One of sibling who is close to her father, realises what's going on in the family and tries to find a solution to it. So it takes years to accomplish, and those years were narrated for us with so much fun and emotions. I love this kind of tales, When I came to know it that it was a memoir based, I loved it even more. True stories always reach my heart. This was just like I wanted. Enjoyed every bit of it, especially performances were top notch. One of the highlights was Ella Anderson. Find of the film, despite she has done other decent roles prior to it. Brie's not a great actress, but her choice of films always was the best, hence her part too was good in this. Second feature film for the director, as well as with Brie. He was good though. Not to say anything about Harrelson, one of the under-rated actors of our generation. He should get the Oscar nominee for this role, but that's very unlikely I think. Naomi too has given a memorable performance with the rest of the cast. Forget the runtime, it was so fast and the always to points. Definitely one of the best of the year that must not be missed. 8/10

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