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Nearing Grace (2006)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama

Release Date

October 13, 2006 (Limited)

MPAA Rating

R

Duration

105 min.

Studio

Whitewater Films

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Cast and Crew


Director

Rick Rosenthal

Producer

Tracy Underwood, Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal

Screenwriter

Jacob Aaron Estes

Starring

  • Gregory Smith
  • Jordana Brewster as Grace Chance
  • Ashley Johnson
  • David Morse
  • David Moscow
  • Chad Faust
  • Brian Doyle-Murray
  • Sharon Lawrence
  • Logan Bartholomew

Movie Story


The Nearing family's loss of its female leader. Rose, wife to Shep (Morse) and mom to Henry and Blair (David Moscow), died six months before. The time is the late '70s, when lifestyles and sexuality were undergoing tremendous change in American society. Rose's death removes the anchor to this suburban New Jersey family, letting each member drift into those swift-moving social currents.

Dad quits his teaching job, grows his hair long, rides his bike around town and drinks himself senseless most nights. Blair splits, taking off with a hippie girlfriend in search of acid and experiences, some of which he might even remember. Henry changes the least outwardly; but inside, his life is in free-fall.

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MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..refreshingly low-key and more intelligent than 90% of the movies aimed at the teen crowd..”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
“..smart, funny..”
by Michael Ordona [Los Angeles Times]