Release Date
October 19, 2018 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
January 8, 2019 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Elizabeth Chomko
Writer
Elizabeth Chomko
Cast
Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga, Josh Lucas
Studio
Running Time
101 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language including a brief sexual reference
What is What They Had about?
From first-time writer/director Elizabeth Chomko, WHAT THEY HAD centers on a family in crisis. Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother's (Michael Shannon) urging to deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and her father's (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Where did Hilary Swank go? The two-time Oscar winner has practically disappeared from mainstream cinema for the last decade, but she’s back with What They Had, a melodramatic melodrama that boasts an impressive cast and an emotional screenplay—but isn’t as riveting as it needs to be for a downer of a story such as this. Full movie review »
