Manchester by the Sea

Nov 17, 2016

2h 18m

★ 7.5

Overview

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Pearl Street Films

K Period Media

B Story

The Affleck/Middleton Project

The Media Farm

Big Indie Pictures

Manchester by the Sea Trailers

Cast

Lee Chandler

Casey Affleck

Patrick Chandler

Lucas Hedges

Randi Chandler

Michelle Williams

Joe Chandler

Kyle Chandler

George

C.J. Wilson

Elise Henderson

Gretchen Mol

Jeffrey Garner

Matthew Broderick

Sandy

Anna Baryshnikov

Jill

Heather Burns

Young Patrick Chandler

Ivy O'Brien

Silvie McGann

Kara Hayward

Stan Chandler

Tom Kemp

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