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Directed by Tamara Jenkins
Produced by Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, and Tamara Jenkins
Written by Tamara Jenkins
With: Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti, Kayli Carter, Molly Shannon, John Carroll Lynch, Desmin Borges, Denis O'Hare, and Emily Robinson
Cinematography: Christos Voudouris
Editing: Brian A. Kates
Runtime: 123 min
Release Date: 05 October 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Jenkins' third film is another deeply personal family drama layered with laughs and insight. Giamatti and Hahn are perfectly cast as New York intellectuals in mid-life trying to create new life without ruining their current life.