Flag Day Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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

Amy Renner

Last modified: Dec. 2, 2022

Flag Day

Release Date: Friday, August 20, 2021 Limited

Director: Sean Penn

Starring: Sean Penn • Dylan Penn • Josh Brolin • Norbert Leo Butz • Dale Dickey

R Drama 1 hr, 48 m

3.2 / 5.0

88% WILL SEE 12% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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.

Drama True Story

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Who stars in Flag Day – Cast List

Sean Penn
One Battle After Another, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
D
Dylan Penn
Who Invited Charlie?, Condemned
Josh Brolin
The Running Man, Avengers: Endgame
N
Norbert Leo Butz
The Exorcist: Believer, Wonder Park
D
Dale Dickey
The G, Hell or High Water
E
Eddie Marsan
A Kind of Murder, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
B
Bailey Noble
Martyrs
Katheryn Winnick
Geostorm, Wander
H
Hopper Jack Penn
Signs of Love

Who is making Flag Day – Crew List

A look at Flag Day behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Sean Penn last helmed The Last Face and Into the Wild. The film's writer Jez Butterworth last penned 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: —

Production – What we know about the Flag Day

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.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jun 2021

Completed

Changed Flag Day movie production status. MGM has picked up the rights before debut at the Cannes Film Festival.

Oct 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Mar 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent 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

Flag Day Trailers and Clips

Flag Day

Official Trailer

Flag Day Release Date: When was the film released?

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

The estimated home release date for Flag Day is currently being determined. Stay tuned!