Ben Is Back

Ben Is Back

By Peter Hedges

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2018-12-07
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Director: Peter Hedges
  • Production Company: Black Bear Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 7.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
6.6/10
6.6
From 909 Ratings

Description

Julia Roberts delivers a riveting performance as a mother swept into a race against time after her troubled 19-year-old son (Lucas Hedges) returns home for Christmas — and suddenly disappears. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed — and a mother’s love is tested — in this unforgettably powerful film.

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  • Uncle Ben 🥺

    3
    By justin case focker
    With great power comes great responsibility
  • Regular One

    3
    By Semnick01
    I thought it was OK - not great, but also not bad. Could easily be a movie-of-the-week for some TV channel, like Hallmark, for example. "Drug is bad, folks!"
  • What a booooooooooring movie

    1
    By MKKK1986
    Oh gosh wasted a whole hour of my life on this movie. It is sooooo booring and when the movie finishes your like " wth" ???? There is no point of this movie . I have no idea why they even produced it..... Worst 1 hour of my life
  • Invest 2 Hours In This Movie

    5
    By Aqua62
    There is really nothing that can be said about this movie, except the performances are unbelievably good - Julia Roberts does not even stand out among them. The power of a mother's love. The even more powerful attraction of chemical substance. The emotional wreckage of a family history that led them all to this precipice. What an amazing, honest, punch in the face of a story about this substance that is sucking the life out of our kids. Can not recommend it highly enough. Not a date movie, no doubt. But, oh man, does it make you think.
  • important

    5
    By African Rain
    only someone of Julia Robert's and Lucas Hedge's talent and, more likely, in the case of excellent actors, raw intelligence, could something so.....important-and-real-and cruel, .... make US feel and grasp, --- effectively and immeninantly---, the importantance and realness and cruelty of OPIODS. Thank you.
  • You should ditch rotten tomatoes...

    3
    By FanofOldShow
    Their scoring clearly doesn't mean anything anymore.
  • Purchased Ben Is Back

    3
    By Moschell
    Terrific performances by all of the leads - BUT, with a story that is SO relevant right now ... it just absolutely did not make a huge impact. I wanted this message thrown OUT there via this film. Everybody was playing their part/role in a script that needed just a little something more. So actually 3.5 stars almost 4. And thank you for addressing this issue. Most folks want to ignore it.
  • Riveting

    5
    By chitowndoggie
    One of the best, well acted movies I’ve seen about the damage drug addiction does to the addict, his family, and all that he comes in contact with.
  • Such a good watch!

    5
    By HectorJT
    Hands down one of the best films I’ve seen. Great job to all the actors.
  • Emotional, gripping family drama

    5
    By crashbbpm
    Julia Roberts is brilliant!

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