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Freeheld Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jan. 17, 2016

Freeheld

Release Date: Friday, October 2, 2015 Limited Friday, October 16, 2015 Nationwide

Luke Grimes, Michael Shannon, Julianne Moore, Peter Sollett, Steve Carell, Stacey Sher, Ron Nyswaner, Ellen Page, Mary Birdsong, Josh Charles, Michael Shamberg

PG-13 Drama N/A

  • 3.8

74%

26%

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
The film chronicles the true story of the late Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore), a New Jersey police detective whose world was shattered when she became terminally ill and government officials prevented her from assigning her pension benefits to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Ellen Page). Laurel's conservative detective partner Dane Wells was shocked when he learned of her sexual orientation, but he became the leader in the fight for the same-sex couple's rights.
Cited as modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Freeheld.

Crew Behind the Film

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

The film's director Peter Sollett last directed Metal Lords and Raising Victor Vargas. The film's writer Ron Nyswaner last wrote Why Stop Now? and The Painted Veil.

Screenwriter
Producers
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some thematic elements, language and sexualitysome thematic elements, language and sexuality
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
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Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Freeheld movie production.

Key Facts

  • Based on Cynthia Wade's Oscar winning 2008 short documentary.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. The filmmakers are eyeing a summer 2014 start date.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Freeheld was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 2, 2015. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including The Martian, A Christmas Horror Story and Shanghai. As a limited release, Freeheld was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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