The Book of Love

Jan 13, 2017

1h 47m

★ 6.5

How far would you go for a lost love?

Overview

After tragedy strikes Henry and Penny, he befriends a tenacious young girl and discovers she is constructing a raft to sail across the Atlantic to find her lost father. Together, along with some unlikely friends, they set forth to construct the vessel and subsequently rebuild their lives.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Nine Nights

Darwin Collective, The

Iron Ocean

The Book of Love Trailers

Cast

Henry Herschel

Jason Sudeikis

Millie Pearlman

Maisie Williams

Penny Herschel

Jessica Biel

Julia Mureaux

Mary Steenburgen

Cornelius 'Dumbass' Thibadeaux

Orlando Jones

Wendell

Paul Reiser

Thor Heyerdahl

Joshua Mikel

Uncle Glen

Jayson Warner Smith

Pascal

Richard Robichaux

David Pearlman

Russ Russo

William Willis

Christopher Gehrman

William Willis' Wife

Wendy Miklovic

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