Movie
The Glass Castle
Overview
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-08-11
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lionsgate, Netter Productions, TIK Films, Waypoint Entertainment
- Country
- Hong Kong, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Brie Larson as Jeannette Walls
- Woody Harrelson as Rex Walls
- Naomi Watts as Rose Mary Walls
- Max Greenfield as David
- Sarah Snook as Lori Walls
- Ella Anderson as Jeannette Walls (Age 10)
- Sadie Sink as Lori Walls (Age 12)
- Robin Bartlett as Erma Walls
- Chandler Head as Jeannette Walls (Age 5 and 6)
- Iain Armitage as Brian Walls (Age 5)
- Jack Haven as Maureen Walls
- Josh Caras as Brian Walls
Crew
- Destin Daniel Cretton - Director
- Andrew Lanham - Writer
- Destin Daniel Cretton - Writer
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