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About the Film

Year

2011

Rating

R

Genre

Comedy / Drama

Running Time

94 MIN

Synopsis

Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron stars as Mavis Gary, a 37-year-old former prom queen, and current writer of young adult novels, who returns home to relive her glory days and win back her now-married high school sweetheart. When she finds her homecoming more challenging than expected, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate and both must face the harsh realities of growing up in this brilliant and bittersweet story critics are hailing as a “one-of-a kind comedy”* and “quirky, funny, heartfelt.”** *Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ** Manny, DeLa Rose, NBC TV

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Charlize Theron

Mavis Gary

Patton Oswalt

Matt Freehauf

Patrick Wilson

Buddy Slade

Elizabeth Reaser

Beth Slade

About the Crew

Director

Jason Reitman

Producer

Brian Bell

Producer

Jason Blumenfeld

Producer

Helen Estabrook

Producer

Nathan Kahane

Producer

Lianne Halfon

Producer

Beth Kono

Producer

Russell Smith

Producer

Kelli Konop

Producer

Diablo Cody

Producer

Mary Lee

Producer

Mason Novick

Producer

John Malkovich

Producer

Jason Reitman

Producer

Steven M. Rales

Producer

Charlize Theron

Writer

Diablo Cody

Music Scoring

Rolfe Kent