The Berkman family is facing a family crisis. Dad Bernard (played by Jeff Daniels) is on the decline in his career. Once a best-selling author, he has[Expand All]
The Berkman family is facing a family crisis. Bernard's father (played by Jeff Daniels) is on the decline in his career. Once a best-selling author, he has now become unknown. On the contrary, his wife Joan (played by Laura Linney) is now famous for her writing, which makes Bernard feel a great sense of disparity. And they chose to face their wife's success with a sharp and caustic expression, and the two had no choice but to confront the outcome of their marriage breaking down. The two sons are bound to be troubled by their relationship with their parents. The eldest son, Walter (played by Jesse Eisenberg), is 16 years old and in the prime of his youth. He firmly stands by his father's side, but unexpectedly, the girl he likes has slept in his father's bed. The youngest son, Frank (Owen?) At the age of 12, Klein (played by Owen Kline) regards his parents' divorce as the end of the world and even starts drinking. Because he supports his mother, he becomes at odds with his elder brother. The helplessness of a family of four is deeply imprinted in the growth of their two children...[Collapse]