Lullaby (2014 film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Lullaby
| image = Lullaby2014Poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Andrew Levitas
| producer = Cary Brokaw
Andrea Stone-Brokaw
| writer = Andrew Levitas
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Garrett Hedlund
- Richard Jenkins
- Jessica Brown Findlay
- Anne Archer
- Jennifer Hudson
- Jessica Barden
- Terrence Howard
- Amy Adams
}}
| narrator =
| music = Patrick Leonard
| cinematography = Florian Ballhaus
| editing = Julie Monroe
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Avenue Pictures
- Ananta Productions
- Metalwork Pictures
- Media House Capital
- Lullaby New York}}
| distributor = ARC Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2014|06|13}}
| runtime = 117 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Lullaby is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Andrew Levitas, and starring Garrett Hedlund, Richard Jenkins, Anne Archer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Amy Adams, Jessica Barden, Terrence Howard, and Jennifer Hudson.{{cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |title=Cannes 2012 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 19, 2012 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-garrett-hedlund-jennifer-hudson-amy-adams-326830 |accessdate=October 7, 2013}} The movie explores the right-to-die issues of a cancer-stricken Jewish patriarch who has decided to stop taking his medication and turn off his life support machines, and how his decision affects his family members' relationships with him and with each other.
Cast
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- Garrett Hedlund as Jonathan
- Richard Jenkins as Robert
- Anne Archer as Rachel
- Jessica Brown Findlay as Karen
- Amy Adams as Emily
- Jessica Barden as Meredith
- Terrence Howard as Dr. Crier
- Jennifer Hudson as Nurse Carrie
- Daniel Sunjata as Officer Ramirez
- Frankie Shaw as Janice
- Darren Le Gallo as Ethan
- Maddie Corman as Beth
- Anne Vyalitsyna as Brooke
- Sterling Jerins as Young Karen
- Robert Bogue as Steven Lavipour
- Zac Ballard as Nicholas
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Production
On February 6, 2014, ARC Entertainment announced that they have acquired all the North American distribution rights to the film.{{cite news |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |title=Garrett Hedlund, Amy Adams Drama Lullaby Acquired by ARC Entertainment |url=http://www.thewrap.com/garrett-hedlund-amy-adams-drama-lullaby-acquired-arc-entertainment |accessdate=February 7, 2014 |newspaper=TheWrap.com |date=February 6, 2014}}
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 32% of 28 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.2/10.{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lullaby_2013/|title=Lullaby (2014)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=February 15, 2016}} Metacritic rated it 35/100 based on 14 reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/lullaby|title=Lullaby|work=Metacritic|accessdate=February 15, 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2210781|Lullaby}}
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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