Fathers and Daughters
7 /10 1 Votes7
Genre Drama Initial release 2015 Screenplay Brad Desch Language English | 6.8/10 Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Brad Desch (screenplay) Executive producers Russell Crowe, Guglielmo Marchetti, Keith Rodger, Richard Middleton, Romilda De Luca Cast (Katie), (Jake Davis), (Cameron), , , Similar movies Russell Crowe appears in Fathers and Daughters and directed The Water Diviner |
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Fathers and Daughters is a 2015 American-Italian drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, and Kylie Rogers. It is based on a 2012 script written by Brad Desch, which was included in the 2012 Black List survey. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and was also a financial flop, grossing over $5 million against a $22.4 million production budget.
Contents
- Fathers and daughters official trailer 1 2015 amanda seyfried russell crowe movie hd
- Plot
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Music
- Release
- Critical Response
- References

Plot

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown while, twenty-five years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
Development

Gabriele Muccino was hired to direct during the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Russell Crowe was the first cast in October, with Amanda Seyfried joining the same month as Crowe's daughter.
Casting

In November, Aaron Paul was cast in the film as Seyfried's love interest. Actresses Diane Kruger, Octavia Spencer, and Quvenzhané Wallis were cast in the film during the Berlin Film Festival. The same month, Janet McTeer was cast. In April 2014, it was announced Jane Fonda, and Bruce Greenwood had joined the cast of the film.
Filming

Crew members scouted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a filming location, with production slated for an April start date. Principal photography officially began on March 14 in Pittsburgh.
Music

Michael Bolton sings and wrote the song to this movie.
On May 25, 2014, James Horner was originally hired to compose the music for the film, but on September 26, Paolo Buonvino replaced Horner to score the film.
Release
The film was released first in Italy on October 1, 2015. It was then released in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2015, by Warner Bros. Vertical Entertainment will distribute the film in the U.S on July 8, 2016.
Critical Response
The film received negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a rating of 28% based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10; the site's consensus states: "Fathers and Daughters name-brand cast can't cover for a screenplay that makes a half-hearted effort at delving into family dynamics but falls back on melodrama." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 31% from 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
References
Fathers and Daughters WikipediaFathers and Daughters themoviedb.org Fathers and Daughters IMDb