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Ben Is Back
2018
· Movie
· 103 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
48–86
out of 100
A recovering drug addict unexpectedly returns home to his family on Christmas Eve. His mother is fiercely protective but filled with dread, while his sister is suspicious. Over the next 24 hours, his past threatens to destroy the family's fragile peace as secrets are revealed and dangers from his old life come looking for him.
Details
- Director
- Peter Hedges
- Writer
- Peter Hedges
- Studio
- Black Bear Pictures, Color Force, 30WEST, Sierra/Affinity
- Released
- 5 December 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $13.0M
- Box office
- $12.6M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →2 wins from 11 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| German Dubbing Awards 2020 | Best Drama | Nominee | |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association 2020 | Tar Heel Award | Lucas Hedges | Winner |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2019 | Best Film -Intergenerational | Nominee | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2019 | Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2019 | Best Screenwriter | Peter Hedges | Nominee |
| Beijing Film Festival 2019 | Best Film | Peter Hedges | Nominee |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2019 | Actor of the Year | Lucas Hedges | Nominee |
| CinEuphoria Awards 2019 | Best Actress - International Competition | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
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11 awards — Ben Is Back
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Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actor 23 and Under | Lucas Hedges | Winner |
| Best Independent Film | Nominee |
North Carolina Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Tar Heel Award | Lucas Hedges | Winner |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Film -Intergenerational | Nominee | |
| Best Screenwriter | Peter Hedges | Nominee |
CinEuphoria Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor - International Competition | Lucas Hedges | Nominee |
| Best Actress - International Competition | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
Beijing Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Peter Hedges | Nominee |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Actor of the Year | Lucas Hedges | Nominee |
German Dubbing Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama | Nominee |