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2018 film directed by Elizabeth Chomko

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6.5

A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.

Released: 2018-10-19101 minDir: Elizabeth ChomkoDrama

Cast

  • Hilary Swank as Bridget
  • Michael Shannon as Nick
  • Robert Forster as Burt
  • Blythe Danner as Ruth
  • Taissa Farmiga as Emma
  • Josh Lucas as Eddie

Themes

  • alzheimer's disease
  • snow
  • blizzard
  • woman director
  • mother daughter relationship

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

4,924 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Metacritic

69/100

Year
2018
Runtime
101 min
Genres
Drama
Rated
R
Awards
3 wins & 5 nominations total

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From first-time writer/director Elizabeth Chomko, What They Had centers on a family in crisis. Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Michael Shannon) urging to deal with her mother’s (Blythe Danner) Alzheimer’s and her father’s (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Elizabeth Chomko
Cast member
Aimee Garcia
Producer
Ron Yerxa
Cinematographer
Roberto Schaefer
Narrative location
Chicago
Duration
98
FilmAffinity ID
218918
Distribution format
video on demand
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title
What They Had
publication date
2019-03-01
distributed by
Bleecker Street
film editor
Tom McArdle
review score
7.1/10
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