6 Balloons
2018 · Movie · 75 min · ★ 6.0 · 76% critics
Over one intense night in Los Angeles, a woman tries to help her brother find treatment while caring for his young child. As hours pass, the trip becomes a draining test of family love, responsibility, and the painful cycle of addiction.
Also known as 6 Baloons
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-03-12
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (256 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a grounded, emotionally tough family drama about addiction, especially if Ben Is Back or Four Good Days worked for you; Not for you if you want something light or reassuring.
Pros: emotionally raw; strong performances; tense one-night story | Cons: bleak subject matter; can feel thin; upsetting bodily moments
Themes
- drug abuse
- heroin
- drug addiction
- addiction
- family relationships
- drug use
- surprise party
- addict
- heroin addict
- heroin addiction
- relapse
- woman director
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Abbi Jacobson
as Katie
Dave Franco
as Seth
- CC
Charlotte Carel
as Ella
- MC
Madeline Carel
as Ella
Jane Kaczmarek
as Gloria
Dawan Owens
as Jack
Tim Matheson
as Gary
Jen Tullock
as Bianca
Maya Erskine
as Cameron
Heidi Sulzman
as Pharmacist
Directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan