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Welcome to the Rileys

2010 · 110 min

A quiet, aching watch that sits with grief and unlikely tenderness, offering slow warmth without easy comfort.

Directed by
Jake Scott
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo
Overview
Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian.

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  • Channel 101 Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jake Scott
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • found family
  • healing
  • parenthood
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Jake Scott
Written by
Ken Hixon
Starring
Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo, Joe Chrest, Ally Sheedy, Eisa Davis, Lance E. Nichols, Tiffany Coty
Music
Marc Streitenfeld
Cinematography
Christopher Soos
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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