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Ben Is Back is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Peter Hedges, and starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges and Courtney B. Vance. The plot follows a mother who tries to help her addict son after he returns home from rehab.
- $12.6 million
- Dickon Hinchliffe
- $13 million
Dec 5, 2018 · Ben Is Back: Directed by Peter Hedges. With Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton. A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.
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- Drama
- Peter Hedges
- 2018-12-05
Dec 7, 2018 · Writer-director Peter Hedges depicts this phenomenon with intimacy and empathy in “Ben Is Back,” about a teenage opioid addict who leaves rehab for 24 hours—supposedly with the encouragement of his sponsor—to visit his family on Christmas Eve. Hedges’ film is stronger in its first half, when it’s an understated character drama, than ...
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Jan 11, 2019 · Jul 2, 2021. Nineteen-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve. Ben's mom, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son's drug addiction.
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- Peter Hedges
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- Julia Roberts
Summaries. A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve. Follows the charming yet troubled Ben Burns (Hedges), who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. Ben's wary mother Holly Burns (Roberts) welcomes her beloved son's return, but soon learns he is still very much in harm ...