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Drama

Ben Is Back

- One family. One day.

19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.

Release Date : 2018-12-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Black Bear PicturesColor Force30WESTSierra/Affinity

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Regresa a mi

Cast

Julia Roberts

Character Name : Holly Burns

Original Name : Julia Roberts

Gender : Female

Lucas Hedges

Character Name : Ben Burns

Original Name : Lucas Hedges

Gender : Male

Courtney B. Vance

Character Name : Mr. Beeby

Original Name : Courtney B. Vance

Gender : Male

Kathryn Newton

Character Name : Ivy Burns

Original Name : Kathryn Newton

Gender : Female

Rachel Bay Jones

Character Name : Beth Conyers

Original Name : Rachel Bay Jones

Gender : Female

David Zaldivar

Character Name : Spencer 'Spider' Webbs

Original Name : David Zaldivar

Gender : Male

Alexandra Park

Character Name : Cara K.

Original Name : Alexandra Park

Gender : Female

Michael Esper

Character Name : Clayton

Original Name : Michael Esper

Gender : Male

Tim Guinee

Character Name : Phil

Original Name : Tim Guinee

Gender : Male

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Myra Lucretia Taylor

Gender : Female

Kristin Griffith

Character Name : Mrs. Crane

Original Name : Kristin Griffith

Gender : Female

Jack Davidson

Character Name : Dr. Crane

Original Name : Jack Davidson

Gender : Male

Mia Fowler

Character Name : Lacey Beeby

Original Name : Mia Fowler

Gender : Female

Jakari Fraser

Character Name : Liam Burns-Beeby

Original Name : Jakari Fraser

Gender : Male

Cameron Scott Roberts

Character Name : James Lamson

Original Name : Cameron Scott Roberts

Gender : Male

Jeff Auer

Character Name : Maggie's Dad

Original Name : Jeff Auer

Gender : Male

Henry Stram

Character Name : Mr. Richman

Original Name : Henry Stram

Gender : Male

Bill Buell

Character Name : Dairy Farmer

Original Name : Bill Buell

Gender : Male

Sandra Caldwell

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Sandra Caldwell

Gender : Female

Nathalie Carvalho

Character Name : Lay Reader

Original Name : Nathalie Carvalho

Gender : Female

Emily Cass McDonnell

Character Name : Bobette Parker

Original Name : Emily Cass McDonnell

Gender : Female

Marquise Vilson

Character Name : Leon B.

Original Name : Marquise Vilson

Gender : Male

Melissa van der Schyff

Character Name : Robin Striem

Original Name : Melissa van der Schyff

Gender : Female

Jocelyn Bioh

Character Name : Nicole Hill

Original Name : Jocelyn Bioh

Gender : Female

Gamze Ceylan

Character Name : Pharmacist

Original Name : Gamze Ceylan

Gender : Female

Michelle Hedges

Character Name : Carole H.

Original Name : Michelle Hedges

Gender : Male

Karen Willock

Character Name : Karen W.

Original Name : Karen Willock

Gender : Male

Leon Addison Brown

Character Name : Willie G.

Original Name : Leon Addison Brown

Gender : Male

Bevan Thomas

Character Name : Gwenyth B.

Original Name : Bevan Thomas

Gender : Male

Crystal Bock

Character Name : Jessie

Original Name : Crystal Bock

Gender : Female

Rosalie Tenseth

Character Name : Officer Reidy

Original Name : Rosalie Tenseth

Gender : Female

Michael David Baldwin

Character Name : Officer Wheeler

Original Name : Michael David Baldwin

Gender : Female

Ian Stark

Character Name : Clayton's 2nd

Original Name : Ian Stark

Gender : Male

Anna Lee Warren

Character Name : Church Choir

Original Name : Anna Lee Warren

Gender : Male

Avery Soto

Character Name : Church Choir

Original Name : Avery Soto

Gender : Male

Vincenzo James Harty

Character Name : Church Choir

Original Name : Vincenzo James Harty

Gender : Male

Olivia Etchings

Character Name : Church Choir

Original Name : Olivia Etchings

Gender : Male

Kameron S. Holder

Character Name : Church Choir

Original Name : Kameron S. Holder

Gender : Male

Daniella Guigliano

Character Name : Church Choir

Original Name : Daniella Guigliano

Gender : Male

Julien Tornelli

Character Name : Church Choir

Original Name : Julien Tornelli

Gender : Male

Elwaldo Baptiste

Character Name : Churchgoer (uncredited)

Original Name : Elwaldo Baptiste

Gender : Male

Rich Campbell

Character Name : Recovering Addict (uncredited)

Original Name : Rich Campbell

Gender : Male

John Cashin

Character Name : Doppelgänger (uncredited)

Original Name : John Cashin

Gender : Male

Teddy Cañez

Character Name : Officer Thomas (uncredited)

Original Name : Teddy Cañez

Gender : Male

Rosemary Howard

Character Name : Christmas Service Congregant (uncredited)

Original Name : Rosemary Howard

Gender : Female

Samantha Kelly

Character Name : Window Shopper (uncredited)

Original Name : Samantha Kelly

Gender : Female

Eduardo Muniz

Character Name : Mexican Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Eduardo Muniz

Gender : Male

Leo Orgil

Character Name : Nativity Scene Child (uncredited)

Original Name : Leo Orgil

Gender : Male

Sammy Peralta

Character Name : Mexican Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Sammy Peralta

Gender : Male

Shaun Rey

Character Name : Mexican Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Shaun Rey

Gender : Male

Jessica VanOss

Character Name : Mall Shopper (uncredited)

Original Name : Jessica VanOss

Gender : Female

Frankie Verroca

Character Name : Crackhead Junkie (uncredited)

Original Name : Frankie Verroca

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-22

"Ben" (Lucas Hedges) arrives at his mother's home on Christmas eve and she is delighted. "Holly" (Julia Roberts) and her daughter "Ivy" (Kathryn Newton) know that he has a problem, though. He's a drug addict and has only recently managed to go for seven days without using. A Christmas carol service and an happy Christmas beckon for all if only he can stay sober but his erstwhile dealer has other plans and using the boy's dog as bait, entices him into one last delivery that has everyone racing around before something tragic happens. It's all rather bleak, this, with neither Hedges nor Roberts really having much to work with aside from the rather depressingly presented subject matter. Perhaps this will resonate more with those who have experienced some of the traumas addiction can cause, and this story certainly has an authentic (television) look to it, but there are plenty of better put together stories of recovery (or not) out there that reach out to the uninformed and unfamiliar in a more constructive fashion - and this just rather slotted in mid-table. I like Hedges, he has something natural about him - but here they are both rather mediocre in a rather mediocre melodrama that doesn't really develop the characters or the underlying threads of the story anywhere near enough.