Film

Ben Is Back

2018 · 1h 43m · Drama

One family. One day.

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

66

19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.

Julia Roberts

Holly Burns

Lucas Hedges

Ben Burns

Courtney B. Vance

Mr. Beeby

Kathryn Newton

Ivy Burns

Rachel Bay Jones

Beth Conyers

David Zaldivar

Spencer 'Spider' Webbs

Alexandra Park

Cara K.

Michael Esper

Clayton

Tim Guinee

Phil

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Sally

Kristin Griffith

Mrs. Crane

Jack Davidson

Dr. Crane

Mia Fowler

Lacey Beeby

Jakari Fraser

Liam Burns-Beeby

Cameron Scott Roberts

James Lamson

Jeff Auer

Maggie's Dad

• Peter HedgesDirector · Writer · Producer
• Teddy SchwarzmanProducer
• Nina JacobsonProducer
• Brad SimpsonProducer
• Dan FriedkinExecutive Producer
• Pete ShilaimonExecutive Producer
• Micah GreenExecutive Producer
• Michael HeimlerExecutive Producer
• Daniel SteinmanExecutive Producer
• Jane Nerlinger EvansExecutive Producer

Ben Is Back | Official Trailer | In Select Theaters December 7BEN IS BACK OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER | In select theaters December 7

Release date

December 5, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$12,616,995

Genres

Drama

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