Flag Day Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Loving his daughter was the only honest work he ever did.

Dec. 2, 2022

Flag Day

Release Date: Friday, August 20, 2021 Limited

Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Dale Dickey, Vincent Maraval, Lawrence Kopeikin, Eddie Marsan, Sidney Kimmel, Bailey Noble, Maximilien Arvelaiz, Katheryn Winnick, Jez Butterworth, Norbert Leo Butz, William Horberg, Dylan Penn, Thorsten Schumacher, John-Henry Butterworth, Hopper Jack Penn, Vaishali Mistry, John Wildermuth, Allen Liu, Christelle Conan, Peter Touche

R Drama 1 hr, 48 m

3.2

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Plot

What's the story about?

Jennifer Vogel’s father John was larger than life. As a child, Jennifer marveled at his magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure. He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in US history.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Flag Day.

Sean Penn
The Battle of Baktan Cross, Daddio
D
Dylan Penn
Who Invited Charlie?, Signs of Love
Josh Brolin
Brothers, Sicario
N
Norbert Leo Butz
The Exorcist: Believer, Dan in Real Life
D
Dale Dickey
A Love Song, Blood Father
E
Eddie Marsan
Wrath of Man, Back to Black
B
Bailey Noble
Martyrs
Katheryn Winnick
The Marksman, Geostorm
H
Hopper Jack Penn
Signs of Love

Crew Behind the Film

The Flag Day behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Sean Penn last directed The Last Face and Into the Wild. The film's writer Jez Butterworth last wrote Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Cruella.

Director: Sean Penn
Screenwriters: Jez Butterworth
John-Henry Butterworth
Producers: William Horberg
Sean Penn

Studios: United Artists Releasing; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Companies

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for language, some drug use and violent content
Runtime: 1 hr, 48 m
Tagline: Loving his daughter was the only honest work he ever did.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official Flag Day movie trailers and clips.

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Flag Day Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Flag Day movie production.

Key Facts

"It’s what William Burroughs called, ‘surprised recognition.’ Flag Day should offer audiences the surprise that they themselves have lived, though differently, its parts." - Sean Penn (8/1/2021).
Featuring original songs by Cat Power, Glen Hansard and Eddie Vedder (8/1/2021).
An intimate family portrait based on a true story.
Based on Jennifer Vogel’s 2005 memoir Flim-Flam Man: The True Story Of My Father’s Counterfeit Life.

Production Updates

Jun 2021

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed. MGM has picked up the rights before debut at the Cannes Film Festival.

Oct 2017

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Mar 2016

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Flag Day was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 20, 2021. There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including The Protégé, The Night House and Reminiscence. As a limited release, Flag Day was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

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Added the US soundtrack release date of October 29, 2021

Sun., Aug. 1, 2021 Sun., Aug. 1, 2021

Added John Wildermuth as executive producer to movie credits

Added Vaishali Mistry as executive producer to movie credits

Added Christelle Conan as executive producer to movie credits

Added Peter Touche as executive producer to movie credits

Added Allen Liu as executive producer to movie credits

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