Genre(s): Drama

Director(s): Jason Reitman

Starring: Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, James Van Der Beek, Tom Lipinski

Country of Origin: USA

Rating: PG-13

Language: English

Studio/Distribution: Paramount

Release Date: 1/31/14

This adaptation of Joyce Maynard’s novel of the same name follows a 13-year-old Henry Wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his mother while navigating adolescence. One day on a back-to-school shopping trip, Henry and his mother Adele encounter Frank Chambers. Frank is an intense man, clearly in need of help and wildly intimidating. They take him into their home over Labor Day weekend only to find out he’s an escaped convict.