A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

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Fathers and Daughters (2015)

He wrote to her, about her, and for her.

★ 7.2/10 October 1, 2015 116 min

Drama

Director: Gabriele Muccino  ·  Writer: Brad Desch

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

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Gabriele Muccino Gabriele Muccino

Cast

Amanda Seyfried Amanda Seyfried Katie Davis Russell Crowe Russell Crowe Jake Davis Aaron Paul Aaron Paul Cameron Diane Kruger Diane Kruger Elizabeth Jane Fonda Jane Fonda Theodora Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood William Octavia Spencer Octavia Spencer Dr. Corman Quvenzhané Wallis Quvenzhané Wallis Lucy Janet McTeer Janet McTeer Carolyn Kylie Rogers Kylie Rogers Young Katie Brendan Griffin Brendan Griffin Evan Ryan Eggold Ryan Eggold John

User Reviews (1)

Reno
Reno April 24, 2016
★ 7/10

> When they had each other... I anticipated an emotional tale from the director who is quite famous for it, and yes, it was, but not as I was looking for, yet I still liked it for portraying a beautiful father-daughter relationship. It was not like all about the happy scenarios, but it began with a tragedy and then moved to narrate a father who struggles to provide a better life for her daughter when his health was getting worse every day. In another layer, the story focused on the grown up daughter who struggles as well, but to get close to the people which affected since her childhood days with her father. Russell Crowe played an energetic father like he was in his 30s, especially when he shows the affections to his daughter. The little girl who played the daughter role as well so fantastic. The disappointment was as usual Amanda Seyfried like any of her movies. I like her as a h…