Worth Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Sep. 5, 2021

Worth

Release Date: Friday, September 3, 2021 Netflix

An attorney learns a lesson in empathy when he is faced with the near-impossible task of determining how to compensate families who suffered incalculable losses as a result of the September 11th attacks in 2001.

Director: Sara Colangelo

Starring: Michael Keaton • Stanley Tucci • Amy Ryan • Talia Balsam • Laura Benanti

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 58 m

4.55 / 5.0

93% WILL SEE 7% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Following the horrific 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Congress appoints attorney and renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Assigned with allocating financial resources to the victims of the tragedy, Feinberg and his firm’s head of operations, Camille Biros (Amy Ryan), face the impossible task of determining the worth of a life to help the families who had suffered incalculable losses. When Feinberg locks horns with Charles Wolf (Stanley Tucci), a community organizer mourning the death of his wife, his initial cynicism turns to compassion as he begins to learn the true human costs of the tragedy.

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Who is making Worth – Crew List

A look at Worth behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Sara Colangelo last helmed What Is Life Worth and The Kindergarten Teacher.

Director: Sara Colangelo
Screenwriters: —
Producers: Marc Butan
Sean Sorensen

Studios: Netflix Originals
Production Company: MadRiver Pictures

Production – What we know about the Worth

Key Facts

Based on the memoir of Kenneth Feinberg.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2021

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some strong language and thematic elements
Runtime: 1 hr, 58 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: What Is Life Worth
Language: English