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What They Had Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 7, 2018

What They Had

Release Date: Friday, October 12, 2018 Limited

Centers on a family in crisis.

Director: Elizabeth Chomko

Starring: Hilary Swank Michael Shannon Blythe Danner Robert Forster Taissa Farmiga

R Drama N/A

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Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
Bridget (Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother's (Shannon) urging to deal with her mother's (Danner) Alzheimer's and her father's (Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together.
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Who stars in What They Had – Cast List

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Who is making What They Had – Crew List

The film's writer Elizabeth Chomko last penned The Last Drop and Dirty Dancing.

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Albert Berger
Andrew Duncan
Bill Holderman
Keith Kjarval
Alex Saks
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Production – What we know about the What They Had

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Parent Rating
R Restricted for language including a brief sexual reference
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Language
English
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What They Had Release Date: When was the film released?

What They Had was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 12 , 2018. There were 18 18 other movies released on the same date, including First Man, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and Bad Times at the El Royale. As a limited release, What They Had was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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