Danny Collins
2015 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 6.7 · 68% critics
A hard-living, aging music star gets a jolt of perspective after discovering a decades-old letter from a famous musician that never reached him. Shaken by what might have been, he tries to clean up his act, reconnect with family he’s long avoided, and figure out what redemption looks like beyond the spotlight.
Also known as Imagine · Imagined
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-03-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (582 votes)
About
If you enjoy heartfelt, character-driven stories about second chances and family reconnection, this should land well, especially if you liked Begin Again; Not for you if you want a fast, action-heavy movie or a purely light comedy.
Pros: heartfelt redemption story; strong performances; warm humor throughout | Cons: predictable beats; occasionally contrived; music expectations may vary
Themes
- concert
- musician
- rock star
- based on true story
- los angeles, california
- cheerful
- middle age
Cast & crew
Al Pacino
as Danny Collins
Annette Bening
as Mary Sinclair
Christopher Plummer
as Frank Grubman
Jennifer Garner
as Samantha Leigh Donnelly
Bobby Cannavale
as Tom Donnelly
Nick Offerman
as Guy DeLoach
Josh Peck
as Nicky Ernst
Katarina Čas
as Sophie
Giselle Eisenberg
as Hope Donnelly
Melissa Benoist
as Jamie
Directed by Dan Fogelman