ComedyDrama

Tully

- See how the mother half lives.

Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.

Release Date : 2018-05-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Bron StudiosCreative Wealth Media FinanceDenver & Delilah ProductionsRight of Way FilmsWest Egg StudiosSierra/AffinityFocus Features

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Marlo Moreau

Original Name : Charlize Theron

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tully

Original Name : Mackenzie Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Drew Moreau

Original Name : Ron Livingston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Craig

Original Name : Mark Duplass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonah Moreau

Original Name : Asher Miles Fallica

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah Moreau

Original Name : Lia Frankland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elyse

Original Name : Elaine Tan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Laurie

Original Name : Gameela Wright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Violet

Original Name : Tattiawna Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shasta

Original Name : Stormy Ent

Gender : Female

Character Name : Emmy

Original Name : Maddie Dixon-Poirier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Greta

Original Name : Bella Star Choy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dash

Original Name : Dominic Good

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dallas

Original Name : Joshua Pak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Smythe

Original Name : Colleen Wheeler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barista

Original Name : Em Haine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coffee Shop Customer

Original Name : Marceline Hugot

Gender : Female

Character Name : Princess

Original Name : Jess Tolon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Running Girl

Original Name : Katie Hayashida

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Steven Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Employee

Original Name : Elfina Luk

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Marvish

Original Name : Xantha Radley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hot Bartender

Original Name : Michael Patrick Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : John Shaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Candus Churchill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Delivery Room Nurse

Original Name : Jennifer March

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anesthesiologist

Original Name : Anne-Marie Madden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Weather Man

Original Name : Kiff VandenHeuvel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Distant Relative

Original Name : Trish Allen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Kitty Crystal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Shade Rupe

Gender : Male

Reviews

Stephen Campbell

@Bertaut

2021-06-23

**_Examining something rarely seen on screen_** > _It was important for me to tell this story because I've seen other representations of motherhood, but they tend to be humorous. Mommy needs vodka. The coffee mug slogan. And I thought no one has really gotten gritty with it. Because there's a side of it that's dark. And it used to be enough to be just a good caretaker and now it's that you need to be a good caretaker, you also need to be fit, hot, successful, etc. And it's a lot._ - Diablo Cody; "Diablo Cody on how _Tully_ was inspired by her own struggles with motherhood" (E. Oliver Whitney); _ScreenCrush_ (May 2, 2018) _Tully_ tells the story of Marlo (Charlize Theron), a New York suburbanite pregnant with her third child. Her husband, Drew (Ron Livingstone) is loving, but somewhat neglectful, showing more interest in playing video games than helping Tully maintain the house and family. Clueless about the pressures of motherhood, he fails to notice when Marlo begins to show signs of post-natal depression. However, shortly after the baby's birth, Marlo's wealthy brother, Craig (Mark Duplass) hires a night nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis) to help take some of the pressure off Marlo. Reluctant to embrace the idea at first, Marlo soon forms a tight bond with Tully, who introduces Marlo to a lifestyle she had never imagined. _Tully_ is one of those films that the less you know about it before seeing it, the better. Featuring committed performances from Theron and Davis, the film is written by Diablo Cody (_Jennifer's Body_; _Ricki and the Flash_) and directed by Jason Reitman (_Thank You for Smoking_; _Juno_; _Men, Women & Children_), a partnership which also produced _Young Adult_ (2011), in which Theron also starred. There's a definite thematic uniformity between the two films, as if they exist in an almost sliding doors-like relationship to one another. My only real issue with _Tully_ is that the supporting characters are very thinly drawn - Drew, the well-meaning but ineffectual husband, is especially void of substance. But the nature of the story, to a certain extent, necessitates this. In any case, this is an excellent study of an issue very rarely put on-screen - imperfect motherhood. A word of warning though; neither the poster, nor the trailer do the film any favours whatsoever. It's funny in places, but this is not a comedy.