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Full Review | Original Score: 5.5/10 | Jan 9, 2018 Hugo Hernández Valdivia Cinexcepción ... an attempt at comedy with parents who enjoy the empty nest...
Dec 7, 2018 · “Ben Is Back” takes place in snowy, idyllic, small-town New York, and Ben comes from a family of comfort and means. Holly has two kids with her second husband (Courtney B. Vance) in addition to Ben and his younger sister, Ivy (Kathryn Newton), from her first. The spacious house is bustling with excitement and preparations for the kids ...
Critic Reviews for The Kids Are Back. Without a good story to tell, good actors can't save you. [Full Review in Spanish] January 9, 2018 | Rating: 5.5/10 | Full Review…. ... an attempt at...
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- Carmen Maura
- Hugo Lara Chavez
- Cosmopolitan Films
Tomatometer 222 Reviews. 69% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. Refreshingly understated, Ben Is Back subverts family drama stereotypes - and provides a forum for...
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- Peter Hedges
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- Julia Roberts
Parents need to know that Ben Is Back is a drama that centers on the United States' opioid epidemic. Lucas Hedges plays the titular Ben, a recovering heroin addict, and Julia Roberts is Ben's loving mom. The movie takes place over one day and a long night, so there's more discussed about Ben's….
- Peter Hedges
- Sandie Angulo Chen
- Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton
Dec 5, 2018 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Peter Hedges. Drama. R. 1h 43m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 5, 2018. When the title character shows up early in “Ben Is Back” — just before Christmas, at his family’s big...
As the movie opens, it is Christmas Eve and Holly is watching her kids at their church choir practice. Upon returning home, Holly is stunned to see her son Ben waiting for them. It turns out Ben has been in rehab, but left the rehab place so as to spend Christmas with his family.