The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005 · 111 min
Directed by Rebecca Miller. Written by Rebecca Miller. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Ryan McDonald.
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.
Critics 45% · audiences 61% · streaming on Philo, AMC+