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The Glass Castle is a 2005 memoir by American author Jeannette Walls. Walls recounts her dysfunctional and nomadic yet vibrant upbringing, emphasizing her resilience and her father's attempts toward redemption.
- Jeannette Walls
- 289
- 2005
- March 2005
Aug 11, 2017 · Based on a true story, a young woman reflects on her unconventional upbringing by her nonconformist parents, who sometimes lived in poverty. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this film.
- (37K)
- Biography, Drama
- Destin Daniel Cretton
- 2017-08-11
The Glass Castle is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Cretton, Andrew Lanham, and Marti Noxon. It is based on Jeannette Walls' 2005 best-selling memoir of the same name.
- $22.1 million
- Gil Netter, Ken Kao
Jan 1, 2005 · The Glass Castle. Jeannette Walls. 4.32. 1,217,723 ratings63,407 reviews. THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant.
- (1.2M)
- Paperback
Aug 11, 2017 · A biographical drama based on a memoir about a dysfunctional family with free-spirited parents and four children. Critics and audiences give mixed reviews, praising the cast but criticizing the direction and tone of the film.
- (339)
- Destin Daniel Cretton
- PG-13
- Brie Larson
The Glass Castle Full Book Summary. Previous Next. Jeannette Walls begins her memoir with a scene from adulthood. While in a cab in New York City, Jeannette looks out the window and sees her mother dumpster diving. She ducks down in her seat to avoid being recognized, but later invites her mother to lunch to talk about how she can help.
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Aug 11, 2017 · A film based on Jeannette Walls' memoir of a childhood of poverty and neglect, directed by Destin Cretton and starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts. The review criticizes the film's tonal inconsistency, the portrayal of the parents and the tidy ending.
