Uncle Frank

2020, Lgbtq+/Drama, 1h 35m

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Uncle Frank finds writer-director Alan Ball still untangling the modern American family dynamic, aided by standout work from Paul Bettany and Sophia Lillis. Read critic reviews

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In 1973, teenaged Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is a revered literature professor. She soon discovers that Frank is gay, and living with his longtime partner Walid “Wally” Nadeem (Peter Macdissi) -- an arrangement that he has kept secret for years. After the sudden death of Frank's father -- Beth’s grandfather -- Frank is forced to reluctantly return home for the funeral with Beth in tow, and to finally face a long-buried trauma that he has spent his entire adult life running away from.

Cast & Crew

Paul Bettany
Frank Bledsoe
Sophia Lillis
Beth Bledsoe
Peter Macdissi
Walid "Wally"
Steve Zahn
Mike Bledsoe
Judy Greer
Kitty Bledsoe
Margo Martindale
Mammaw Bledsoe
Stephen Root
Daddy Mac
Lois Smith
Aunt Butch
Alan Ball
Director
Alan Ball
Screenwriter
Alan Ball
Producer
Bill Block
Producer
Michael Costigan
Producer
Stephanie Meurer
Producer
Jay Van Hoy
Producer
Isaac Ericson
Executive Producer
Andrew Golov
Executive Producer
Bob Osher
Executive Producer
Josh Peters
Executive Producer
Khalid Mohtaseb
Cinematography
Jonathan Alberts
Film Editing
Nathan Barr
Original Music
Darcy C. Scanlin
Production Design
Amy Morrison
Set Decoration
Megan Stark Evans
Original Music
Avy Kaufman
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