Winter Solstice

– A widower confronts his older son's decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive be..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2004
Winter Solstice (2004)

A widower confronts his older son's decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive behavior.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Winter Solstice (2004) - Trailer

Release Date:

24 Nov 2005

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Josh Sternfeld

Writer:

Josh Sternfeld

Main Actors:

Anthony LaPaglia, Aaron Stanford, Mark Webber, Allison Janney

Plot:

Landscape gardener Jim Winters is a quiet craftsman, a soft-spoken man who prefers an orderly life. His family, however, is anything but orderly. Older son Gabe is planning his escape to Florida, leaving behind any shot at a stable future with his girlfriend. Younger son Pete has retreated into a private world of anger, drift and disappointment. Jim struggles watching his sons make choices he views as disastrous compromises. It is only when he meets his new neighbor, Molly, that Jim finds a way to deal with his own life and his family's future.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Gross profit:

$245,785

Production:

Paramount Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
Metacritic:
59%