What They Had

Name: What They Had
Released: 2018-10-19
Cast: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga, Josh Lucas

What They Had

R
1h 41m
2018

87%

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From first-time writer and director Elizabeth Chomko, this "captivating family drama" that will make "you laugh as much as you cry" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) centers on a family in crisis. Bridget (two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother's (two-time Oscar nominee Michael Shannon) urging to deal with her ailing mother (two-time Emmy Award winner Blythe Danner) and her father's (Oscar nominee Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together.

Director:

Elizabeth Chomko

Producer:

Keith Kjarval, Bill Holderman, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Alex Saks, Sefton Fincham, Tyler Jackson

Writer:

Elizabeth Chomko

Cast:

Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga, Josh Lucas, Blythe Danner

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

87%

Critics Consensus: What They Had finds laughter and tears in its portrait of a family at a crossroads, with writer-director Elizabeth Chomko getting outstanding performances out of a talented cast.

Reviews

Keith & the Movies

Keith Garlington

Chomko pulls from her personal experience of having a grandmother diagnosed with dementia and being part of the family struggling to deal with it.

What They Had draws a moving and remarkably accurate picture of the challenges grown children face when a parent has Alzheimers.

Writer/director Elizabeth Chomko's first film is remarkably assured and beautifully performed, richly human, and deeply moving.

All of the leads are excellent, playing to their strengths. Chomko gives them all opportunities to shine, and they deliver...

The superb performances from the stellar ensemble bring a balance of heartbreak and humor to this painful and entirely relatable situation.

November 23, 2021

FULL REVIEW

Additional Info

Genre:Drama
Release Date:October 19, 2018
Languages:English
Captions:English, Spanish
Audio Format:
5.1
Screen Pass Eligible:Yes

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What They Had

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