Directed by:
Neil BurgerCinematography:
Stuart DryburghComposer:
Rob SimonsenCast:
Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Aja Naomi King, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Genevieve Angelson, Golshifteh Farahani, Tate Donovan, Julianna Margulies (more)Plots(1)
Dell (Kevin Hart) has little confidence that life holds many promises for a man with a criminal record, no formal education, and no financial safety net. He shows up as a candidate for the position of caregiver to millionaire author Phil (Bryan Cranston) wanting only a signature to show his parole officer. Yet Phil, despite strenuous protests from his assistant Yvonne (Nicole Kidman), insists on hiring the wholly unqualified Dell on the spot. Phil is quadriplegic, a grief-stricken widower, and, like Dell, running short on hope. Divided by race, class, and ability, these men could not be farther apart. Yet if they can bridge their differences, they may just discover a rare breed of friendship and teach each other to live again. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Bryan Cranston
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Detachment (2011)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Kevin Hart
USA
Best movies:
Grudge Match (2013)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
Nicole Kidman
USA
Best movies:
Cold Mountain (2003)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
The Others (2001)
Aja Naomi King
USA
Best movies:
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
The Rewrite (2014)
The Upside (2017)
Jahi Di'Allo Winston
USA
Best movies:
The Upside (2017)
The Violent Heart (2020)
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Genevieve Angelson
USA
Best movies:
True Story (2015)
The Upside (2017)
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Golshifteh Farahani
Iran
Best movies:
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
Bab'Aziz - The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (2005)
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Tate Donovan
USA
Best movies:
The Holdovers (2023)
Argo (2012)
Hercules (1997)
Julianna Margulies
USA
Best movies:
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Meet the Rizzos (2009)
Suzanne Savoy
USA
Brian Gallagher
USA
Best movies:
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The Public (2018)
The Upside (2017)
Pia Mechler
West Germany
Best movies:
The Colour of Magic (2008) (TV movie)
The Upside (2017)
Ein starkes Team (1994) (series)
Tom Schmitt
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Doris McCarthy
Best movies:
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Sully (2016)
Mark Kochanowicz
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Paranoia (2013)
The Upside (2017)
Mark Falvo
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Race (2016)
Rick Irwin
Best movies:
Enough Said (2013)
The Homesman (2014)
The Upside (2017)
Derek Zuzunaga
Best movies:
Wolves (2016)
The Upside (2017)
Boarding School (2018)
Shayna Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Split (2016)
Creed (2015)
21 Bridges (2019)
Christine Chang
Best movies:
Listen Up Philip (2014)
The Upside (2017)