Ben Is Back

Ben Is Back

  • Director: Peter Hedges
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 5, 2018
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Regresa a mi
  • Ben Is Back is a feature film directed by Peter Hedges and starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018.
    The film tells the story of a drug-addicted teenager Ben who appeared in front of his family without warning on Christmas Eve and wanted to spend Christmas together. The family had doubts about his motives and willpower   .

    Details

    • Release date December 5, 2018
    • Filming locations Sloatsburg, New York, USA
    • Production companies Black Bear Pictures, 30WEST, Color Force

    Box office

    Budget

    $13,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $3,703,184

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $80,734

    Gross worldwide

    $10,134,204

    Movie reviews

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    • By Constantin 2022-04-05 08:01:01

      "Ben Come Home", can you come back?

      "Ben Come Home", can you come back? Ben is Back

      On Christmas Eve, Holly (Julia Roberts) returns home from church with her children. On the way, he met his eldest son Ben (Lucas Hedges) who came back from the outside. He excitedly told him about his adventures outside and the happiness of his friends' house. Both mother and son were immersed in joy.

      Ben is an addict. Just like all...

    • By Ludwig 2022-04-05 08:01:01

      Although the road is far, "home" will always be there

      Drug use is a behavior, but many people have to pay the price for this behavior for a lifetime. It's hard for people to imagine the feeling of having a hard time thinking and losing control after a drug addiction. All people who are deeply addicted to drugs should hate drugs more than anyone else. They feel as if they are crawling through a sewer full of shit, unable to extricate themselves. Always question the value of your existence. Every time I...

    • By Krista 2022-04-05 08:01:01

      We should understand who we are, and we will understand how to love

      On one side is the temptation to travel in the clouds, and on the other side is the pull of morality and affection. It is very difficult for us to achieve a harmonious family atmosphere in a restructured family in the United States. In fact, everything has a degree, and so is family love. The film is very good. Let us experience the indulgence and difficulty of the problem son from the perspective of the mother. There is no violent conflict in the whole film, but we can feel what the male...

    • By Sammy 2022-04-05 08:01:01

      Acting victory

      This film is a great show of acting.

      The mother (Julia Roberts) is undoubtedly the biggest bright spot, from the heartfelt joy when meeting her son Ben, to the sternness when warning her son to leave conditions, to the various entanglements when helping his son find a puppy. The best part is when she meets the doctor who made Ben addicted to drugs in the first place, and takes advantage of the short time his wife is gone to curse the doctor who has Alzheimer's. Another detail is when...

    • By Pete 2022-04-05 08:01:01

      A long and short review

      (7.0/10) There is no background introduction, and the addict Ben is placed in a happy family without him directly in a peaceful Christmas atmosphere, and the audience deprived of God's perspective is disturbed to witness the tense atmosphere. Spread within the family. Getting halfway into the story and hiding key information can go a long way in grabbing the audience's attention in such a less conflicted subject matter. Confessions in a mutual aid meeting reveal the underlying context, and...

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    • By Carli 2022-04-11 09:01:07

      A script for which the reason is not very clear, because the acting of Julia and Lucas added a lot of points. Regarding the process of youth detoxification, the director was very smart and did a considerable amount of softening, using family and family as the core to resolve conflicts and dramatic tensions, so the ending was not full of tension as imagined, but revealed more moving emotions. . The family is the most important spiritual support for children who have been detoxified. I hope that...

    • By Sydnie 2022-04-11 09:01:07

      It's a bit like a road movie. The people and things you meet along the way are very representative. It also takes the audience to understand the boy's past and present and leaves the suspense until the last moment. Julia Roberts' performance is too moving and even surpasses the hit "Wonder" Lucas' role is also...

    • By Deondre 2022-04-11 09:01:07

      Welcome to the anti-drug day special program "Mom Loves Me Again (aka: Who Stole My Dog?)". ....

    • By Jaeden 2022-04-11 09:01:07

      The small piece of the American kitchen sink is visual, and it has a cold Nordic style. The line drawing technique is raw, and the acting is lacking a little surprise. It feels suitable to change the stage...

    • By Aisha 2022-04-11 09:01:07

      Serious loss in the second...

    Evaluation action

    "Ben Is Back" is constantly filling in the plot gaps, but if those gaps are not filled, the film will be more interesting. Director Peter Hedges generously gave the actors the flexibility to express the inner life of their characters succinctly. Unfortunately, his conception of the plot seems a bit clichéd. In other scenes in the film, Peter Hedges flippantly tries some seemingly interesting concept or plot treatment, but the effect is...
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    Movie quotes

    • Holly Burns: Why don't you take care of *our* kids and I'll deal with mine.

    • Ben Burns: I love five people and Ponce is two of them.

    • Ben Burns: You don't know what you're doing. I'm not worth it. If you really knew me, you'd be done with me.