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"Find your family."

2012 1h 54m EN

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6.8

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52%

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★6.8TMDB · 676🥫52%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★7IMDB · 45,214

Drama

Synopsis

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After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.

“Find your family.”

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Cast

Chris Pine
Sam Harper
Elizabeth Banks
Frankie Davis
Olivia Wilde
Hannah
Michelle Pfeiffer
Lillian Harper
Mark Duplass
Ted
Devin Brochu
Simon
Barbara Eve Harris
Mrs. Haney
Dean Chekvala
Jerry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alex Kurtzman
Writers: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jody Lambert
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 78% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex Kurtzman, shot by Salvatore Totino. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks and Olivia Wilde carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Find your family.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1716777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alex Kurtzman directs. Salvatore Totino behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. Robert Leighton cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 78% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Directed by Alex Kurtzman, shot by Salvatore Totino. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert Leighton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks and Olivia Wilde carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Find your family.".
8IMDB entry: tt1716777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.