To Write Love on Her Arms
2012 · Movie · PG-13 · 118 min · ★ 6.8
A 19-year-old who loves fairy tales finds her life shaped by addiction, depression, and self-injury. The film mixes artistic fantasy with grounded realism as she takes a courageous path toward recovery.
Also known as Renee · Day One
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2015-03-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 118 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (88 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this hopeful, fairy-tale-inspired drama about recovery, especially if you want honesty in dark moments; Not for you if you prefer light, purely uplifting stories like Born to Be Blue or One Chance.
Pros: heartfelt recovery journey; fantasy-meets-reality tone; brave performances | Cons: heavy mental health themes; emotionally intense subject matter
Themes
- depression
- biography
- drugs
Cast & crew
Kat Dennings
as Renee Yohe
Chad Michael Murray
as Jamie Tworkowski
Rupert Friend
as David McKenna
Corbin Bleu
as Mackey
Mark Saul
as Dylan
Juliana Harkavy
as Jessie
- SC
Samantha Castro
as Young Jessie
Will Peltz
as Sean
J. LaRose
as Echo
Rus Blackwell
as Conrad Willard
Directed by Nathan Frankowski