A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 13 nominations
David Zaldívar
- Spencer 'Spider' Webbs
- (as David Zaldivar)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaWhen 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.
- GoofsThere is a scene where Julia Roberts' car breaks down. Her son tries to start it but is unsuccessful. He then says we need gas. The next scene they're at a gas station with no explanation as to how they got there. Saying that they needed gas doesn't necessarily mean that the tank is empty. There could easily have been sufficient fuel left to drive to the gas station.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Julia Roberts/Patrick Wilson (2018)
- SoundtracksIn the Bleak Midwinter
Lyrics by Christina Georgina Rossetti
Music by Gustav Holst
(incorrectly attributed as Traditional)
Performed by Church Choir & Dr. Paul-Martin Maki
Featured review
Excellent performance, great topic, but overall an underwhelming story
Writer/director Peter Hedges did a better job on his 4th directorial film than he did with his story. The 103 min length was decent, but the pacing felt really slow and lacked any luster or peaks in its screenplay. The message was strong and powerful, but I think it was under-emphasized and too typical to get a powerful message across, well, powerfully. The casting was great and all performances were very convincing. This film is certainly a must see to open the eyes of society on how addition can destroy many lives, not just the person addicted. Would I recommend it? Yes. Would I see it again? No, it lacked that luster and oomph for me to want to see it again. It's a 7/10 from me.
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- Feb 19, 2019
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- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Regresa a mi
- Filming locations
- Sloatsburg, New York, USA(Hayward's Market, Super Seven store)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,703,184
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $80,734
- Dec 9, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $10,134,204
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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