The Son Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Apr. 8, 2023

The Son

Release Date: Friday, November 25, 2022 Oscar Run Friday, January 20, 2023 Limited

Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Florian Zeller, Zen McGrath, Joanna Laurie, Christophe Spadone

PG-13 Drama N/A

3.1

81% WILL SEE

19% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Follows a family as it falls apart and tries to come back together again. A couple of years after his parents’ divorce, 17-year-old Nicholas no longer feels he can stay with his mother, Kate. He moves in with his father Peter and Peter’s new partner Beth. Juggling work, his and Beth’s new baby, and the offer of his dream job in Washington, Peter tries to care for Nicholas as he wishes his own father had cared for him. But by reaching for the past to correct its mistakes, he loses sight of how to hold onto the Nicholas in the present.

Cited as official plot version

Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Son.

Vanessa Kirby
... Emma

Fantastic Four: The First Steps, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Hugh Jackman
... Peter

Deadpool & Wolverine, Les Misérables
L
Laura Dern
... Kate

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Jurassic Park 3D
Z
Zen McGrath
Anthony Hopkins
Mary, The Virtuoso

Crew Behind the Film

The The Son behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Florian Zeller last directed The Father.

Director: Florian Zeller
Screenwriters: —
Producers: Iain Canning
Joanna Laurie
Emile Sherman
Christophe Spadone
Florian Zeller

Studios: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Company: See-Saw Films

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for mature thematic content involving suicide, and strong language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English