Ben Is Back

Ben Is Back

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Peter Hedges, Dianne Dreyer, Rachel Jaros, John Silvestri
  • Cast(s): Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 38min
  • Music: Susan Jacobs,Dickon Hinchliffe,Gina Alfano,Glenfield Payne,Jay Peck
  • Award(s): Christopher 2019 (Won)
    German Dubbing 2020 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: The Bluff, Eternity
  • Story:
    19 year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
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6.7/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
19 year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
Ratings

6.7/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Christopher Award

Feature Films | 2019 | Pete

Tar Heel Award

For | 2019 | Lucas

LAOFCS Award

Best Performance by an Actor and Under | 2018 | Lucas

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Nominations
German Dubbing Award

Best Drama | 2020

Tiantian Award

Best Film | 2019 | Peter

Cinema for Peace Award

Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year | 2019

COFCA Award

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work) | 2019 | Lucas

Actor of the Year for an exemplary body of work For and | 2019 | Lucas

CinEuphoria Award

Best Actor International Competition | 2019 | Lucas

Best Actress International Competition | 2019 | Julia

Movies for Grownups Award

Best Intergenerational Film | 2019

Best Screenwriter | 2019 | Peter

Best Actress | 2019 | Julia

Artios Award

Outstanding Achievement in Casting Studio or Independent Feature Drama | 2019 | Bernard

IFJA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Lucas

Best Actress | 2018 | Julia

LAOFCS Award

Best Independent Film | 2018

BOX OFFICE

Budget 13,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 12,616,995 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

When Peter Hedges was developing the film he had no intention of casting his son Lucas Hedges in the titular role, and had already created a shortlist of other actors he was considering. It was Julia Roberts, who after seeing the younger Hedges in Manchester by the Sea (2016), insisted he be cast.

Lucas Hedges is the son of the director Peter Hedges.

Prior to commencing this shoot, Lucas Hedges and Kathryn Newton spent the Thanksgiving holiday as guests at Julia Roberts' home where Julia entertained 22 guests around the dinner table.

Lucas Hedges and Kathryn Newton co-starred the year before in Lady Bird (2017) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), marking this movie their third collaboration.

The choice of Christmas Eve was a metaphorical setting of great strength for the movie, but due to the winter atmosphere, the team had to face harsh weather conditions. Producer Teddy Schwarzman remembers having to deal with a cyclonic snowstorm that paralyzed all roads in New York and Yonkers, where the team planned to shoot a scene. Julia Roberts, who has lived in New York for 18 years, says she has never experienced a winter on the East Coast equivalent to the one that hit the set for this film.

Popular Dialogues

"Ben Burns: I love five people and Ponce is two of them."

"Holly Burns: Why don't you take care of *our* kids and I'll deal with mine."

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