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August: Osage County

2013 film directed by John Wells

Film · TMDB

6.9

An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.

Released: 2013-12-26121 minDir: John WellsComedy, Drama

Cast

Meryl Streep as Violet Weston
Julia Roberts as Barbara Weston
Julianne Nicholson as Ivy Weston
Juliette Lewis as Karen Weston
Ewan McGregor as Bill Fordham
Margo Martindale as Mattie Fae Aiken

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

7.2/10

97,779 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Metacritic

58/100

Rated: R
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 67 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: John Wells
Screenplay by: Tracy Letts
Based on: August: Osage County , by Tracy Letts
Produced by: George Clooney Grant Heslov Jean Doumanian Steve Traxler
Starring: Meryl Streep Julia Roberts Ewan McGregor Chris Cooper Abigail Breslin Benedict Cumberbatch Juliette Lewis Margo Martindale Dermot Mulroney Julianne Nicholson Sam Shepard Misty Upham
Cinematography: Adriano Goldman
Edited by: Stephen Mirrione
Music by: Gustavo Santaolalla
Production companies: Jean Doumanian Productions Smoke House Pictures Battle Mountain Films Yucaipa Films
Distributed by: The Weinstein Company
Release dates: September 9, 2013 ( 2013-09-09 ) ( TIFF ) December 27, 2013 ( 2013-12-27 ) (United States)
Running time

Key dates

Published: 16 January 2014

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Based on: August: Osage County
Main subject: mouth cancer
Director: John Wells
Screenwriter: Tracy Letts
Cast member: Dale Dye
Composer: Q312434

Article

August: Osage County is a 2013 American tragicomedy film directed by John Wells and adapted by Tracy Letts from his Pulitzer Prize-winning 2007 play. The film was produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Jean Doumanian, and Steve Traxler.

The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, and Misty Upham as a dysfunctional family that reunites at the family home when their patriarch (Sam Shepard) suddenly disappears.