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Uncle Frank

2020 · 95 min

A tender, bittersweet road trip through family secrets and self-acceptance, balancing warmth and heartbreak with quiet emotional force.

Directed by
Alan Ball
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi
Tagline
No one comes home without baggage.
Overview
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Alan Ball
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • grief
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Alan Ball
Written by
Alan Ball
Starring
Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn, Stephen Root, Judy Greer, Margo Martindale, Lois Smith
Music
Nathan Barr
Cinematography
Khalid Mohtaseb
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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