Still Alice
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 101 min · ★ 7.5 · 79% critics
A celebrated university professor begins struggling with everyday words and memories, and a life-changing diagnosis forces her to rethink work, identity, and independence. As the condition progresses, her spouse and adult children face their own fears and choices, testing how the family stays connected through uncertainty.
Based on Still Alice
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-12-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (3,274 votes)
- Box office
- $43,884,652
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want an intimate, realistic family drama about memory loss and resilience, similar in emotional weight to Rabbit Hole or 50/50; Not for you if you avoid tearjerkers or prefer plot-heavy stories.
Pros: powerful central performance; emotionally honest drama; grounded, realistic tone | Cons: slow, heavy pacing; some characters underdeveloped; occasionally too polished
Themes
- mother
- amnesia
- based on novel or book
- professor
- alzheimer's disease
- memory loss
- family
- illness
- columbia university
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2015
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Julianne Moore
as Alice Howland
Kate Bosworth
as Anna Howland-Jones
Shane McRae
as Charlie Howland-Jones
Hunter Parrish
as Tom Howland
Alec Baldwin
as John Howland
Seth Gilliam
as Frederic Johnson
Kristen Stewart
as Lydia Howland
Stephen Kunken
as Dr. Benjamin
Erin Darke
as Jenny
Daniel Gerroll
as Eric Wellman
Directed by Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland