Labor Day Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Follows a 13-year-old Henry Wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. On a back-to-school shopping trip, Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, a man both intimidating and clearly in need of help, who convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.

Cited as official plot version from paramount.com

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Labor Day.

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  Josh Brolin

  ... Frank Chambers

  The Running Man, Dune: Part Two

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  Kate Winslet

  ... Adele Wheeler

  Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Dressmaker

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  Gattlin Griffith

  ... Henry Wheeler

  Incoming, Catch the Bullet

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  James Van Der Beek

  ... Officer Treadwell

  Standing Still, Castle in the Sky

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  Clark Gregg

  Zero Day (limited series), Thelma

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  Tom Lipinski

  ... Young Frank

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  Alexie Gilmore

  ... Marjorie

  Surfer, Dude, The Devil Wears Prada

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  Lucas Hedges

  ... Richard

  Waves, Zero Theorem

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  Brighid Fleming

  ... Eleanor

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  Maika Monroe

  ... Mandy

  Longlegs, The Guest

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  Brooke Smith

  ... Evelyn

  Melinda and Melinda, The Namesake

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  Micah Fowler

  ... Barry

Crew Behind the Film

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

The film's director Jason Reitman last directed Saturday Night and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The film's writer Jason Reitman last wrote Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Director

Jason Reitman

Screenwriter

Jason Reitman

Producers

Helen Estabrook
Lianne Halfon
Jason Reitman
Russell Smith

Production Details

What we know about the Labor Day movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the novel of the same name written by Joyce Maynard.

Production Updates for Labor Day

Jul 2015

Completed

Changed Labor Day movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2013

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2012

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography has begun.

Sep 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Production set to begin June 2012

Sep 2009

Development

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

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Additional Information

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