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Nebraska
Why this pick
Another Payne road movie built on dry humour, family irritation and gradual tenderness, with a son and father finding connection amid disappointments.
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MOVIE2011 1h 55m USA
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Why this pick
A quiet, emotionally precise story of adults facing loneliness and family pressures, carried by restrained performances and compassion rather than melodramatic release.
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C'mon C'mon
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01 / THE STORY
The South Pacific ain't that terrific.
Following a horrific boating accident that has left his wife in a coma, Matt King, a wealthy attorney, who has inherited 25,000 pristine acres on Oahu, Hawaii, takes off with his two rebellious daughters Scottie and Alex to track down his wife's lover on the island of Kauai.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
George Clooney
Matt King
Shailene Woodley
Alexandra King
Michael Ontkean
Cousin Milo
Nick Krause
Sid
Robert Forster
Scott Thorson
Judy Greer
Julie Speer
Matthew Lillard
Brian
Rob Huebel
Mark Mitchell