Collateral Beauty Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Mar. 18, 2017

Collateral Beauty

Release Date: Friday, December 16, 2016 Theaters

Director: David Frankel

Starring: Will Smith • Helen Mirren • Edward Norton • Michael Peña • Naomie Harris

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 34 m

4 / 5.0

70% WILL SEE 30% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: When a successful New York advertising executive suffers a great tragedy he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. But it’s not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

Drama

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Who stars in Collateral Beauty – Cast List

Will Smith
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, I Am Legend 2
Helen Mirren
Goodbye June, Red
Edward Norton
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Birdman
M
Michael Peña
Fury, End of Watch
N
Naomie Harris
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Black Bag
Keira Knightley
... Love

Silent Night, Pride & Prejudice

Who is making Collateral Beauty – Crew List

A look at Collateral Beauty behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director David Frankel last helmed Jerry and Marge Go Large and One Chance. The film's writer Allan Loeb last penned The Only Living Boy in New York and The Space Between Us.

Director: David Frankel
Screenwriter: Allan Loeb
Producers: Anthony Bregman
Bard Dorros
Kevin Frakes
Allan Loeb
Michael Sugar

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: New Line Cinema
PalmStar Media Capital
Village Roadshow Pictures

Production – What we know about the Collateral Beauty

Key Facts

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) was previously attached to direct, but exited the project in October 2015 over creative differences.
PalmStar will be fully financing in conjunction with its partner Merced Capital.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2016

Completed

Changed Collateral Beauty movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2016

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Feb 2016

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Production starts February 2016 in New York.

Dec 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is expected to start at the beginning of 2016 in New York. Helen Mirren is in early discussions to join Will Smith.

Jun 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Principal photography is expected to start in the fall.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements and brief strong language
Runtime: 1 hr, 34 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Collateral Beauty Trailers and Clips

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Collateral Beauty Release Date: When was the film released?

Collateral Beauty was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 16 , 2016. There were seven other movies released on the same date, including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, La La Land and A Kind of Murder.