The Hollars
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 88 min · ★ 6.3 · 50% critics
An aspiring artist returns from the city to his small hometown as his mother prepares for serious brain surgery. With his pregnant partner by his side, he’s pulled back into messy family dynamics, old relationships, and everyday pressures, as everyone tries to hold it together when it matters most.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-08-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (332 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm, relatable family dramedy that mixes awkward humor with real-life stress and tenderness; Not for you if you want pure escapism or big surprises, like in Fatherhood.
Pros: heartfelt family moments; laughs and tears; strong ensemble acting | Cons: predictable story beats; too many loose threads; uneven tone shifts
Themes
- brain tumor
- dysfunctional family
- family relationships
- hospital
- ill mother
- brain surgery
- aspiring artist
- brothers
- return to hometown
- pregnant girlfriend
- mother in hospital
Cast & crew
John Krasinski
as John Hollar
Margo Martindale
as Sally Hollar
Richard Jenkins
as Don Hollar
Sharlto Copley
as Ron Hollar
Anna Kendrick
as Rebecca
Charlie Day
as Jason
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
as Gwen
Randall Park
as Dr. Fong
Josh Groban
as Reverend Dan
Mary Kay Place
as Pam
Directed by John Krasinski