My Salinger Year

Feb 20, 2020

1h 41m

★ 6.3

The true story of a literary education.

Overview

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

micro_scope

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Cast

Joanna

Margaret Qualley

Margaret

Sigourney Weaver

Don

Douglas Booth

Jenny

Seána Kerslake

Hugh

Brían F. O'Byrne

Daniel

Colm Feore

Boy From Winston-Salem

Théodore Pellerin

Max

Yanic Truesdale

Karl

Hamza Haq

Pam

Leni Parker

Placement Agent

Ellen David

Girl Who Wants An A

Romane Denis

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6.2

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7.2

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7.7

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7.6

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