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Theatrical - Wide 2015-01-30

Cast Kevin Costner Jennifer Ehle Gillian Jacobs Octavia Spencer Bill Burr
Directed by Mike Binder
Written by Mike Binder

Box Office Gross: $21,571,189

Running Time: 121 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: IM Global, Treehouse Films, Sunlight Productions, Venture Forth

Genres: Drama

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7/10

Synopsis

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

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