The Glass Castle
for mature thematic content involving family dysfunction, and for some language and smoking.
| Moral Rating: | not reviewed |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | Adults (mature thematic content) |
| Genre: | Biography Drama Adaptation |
| Length: | 2 hr. 7 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2017 |
| USA Release: |
August 9, 2017 (NYC) August 11, 2017 (wide—1,400+ theaters) |
Hardships involved for kids who must live with deeply dysfunctional, anti-authoritarian, bullheaded parents who make immoral decisions and extremely poor financial choices
Living an insecure, anti-establishment, nomadic, off-the-grid squatters’ life—constantly moving kids from one squalid place to the next
Children deceived by parent into thinking they are living a glorious life of adventure
A raging drunken father
Eccentric, uncompromisingly bohemian artists
Selfishness
Neglect
A “would-be artist who would rather paint an imaginary paradise than face the demands of the real world. If she has canvas and pigment to slap on it, feeding her starving children is a pointless interruption.”
Living in squalor unnecessarily (Mom owns very valuable real estate)
Mental illness
Nervous breakdowns
Family violence
Children that most fend for themselves to survive and prosper
Molestation of children by a mother and grandmother
Growing up with mental and physical scars
Both loving and hating one’s parents
Overcoming personal difficulties through hardwork and determination
Difficulties in growing up in poverty
POVERTY—What does the Bible say about the poor? Answer
Poor in the Bible
What happens when a family follows a Godless Secular Humanist worldview?
Compare to the good FRUITS of a repentant, regenerate life that faithfully and humbly serves Christ…
• true love
• goodness
• righteousness
Living in spiritual darkness, instead of in the light of truth
Sin and the fall of man
The reality of dying in one’s sins—self-destroyed and without hope
| Featuring |
Brie Larson … Jeannette Walls Woody Harrelson … Rex Walls, the father Naomi Watts … Rose Mary Walls, the mother Ella Anderson … Young Jeannette Chandler Head … Youngest Jeannette Max Greenfield … David Josh Caras … Brian Walls Charlie Shotwell … Young Brian Iain Armitage … Youngest Brian Sarah Snook … Lori Walls Sadie Sink … Young Lori Walls Olivia Kate Rice … Youngest Lori Brigette Lundy-Paine … Maureen Walls, the youngest daughter Shree Crooks … Young Maureen Eden Grace Redfield … Youngest Maureen A.J. Henderson … Grandpa Walls See all » |
| Director |
Destin Daniel Cretton |
| Producer |
Ken Kao Gil Netter See all » |
| Distributor |
 Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.) |
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Tells the story of a successful young woman who was raised by dysfunctional and nonconformist parents. Her world gets turned upside down when they move to New York to be near her.
The film recounts Jeannette Walls’ unconventional upbringing which includes nomadic parents who stir their children’s imagination. The film is based on Jeannette Walls memoir of the same title. The New York Times Best Seller recounts the unconventional upbringing Walls and her siblings had at the hands of their deeply dysfunctional parents. Walls’ eccentric mother and alcoholic father would stir the children’s imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.”
- Alcohol: Very Heavy
- Swearwords: Heavy—“J*sus,” “Jes…,” “G*d d*mn” (12),“ h*ll” (12+), “d*mn” (8), “My G*d,” “Oh my G*d,” “Swear to G*d,” “sh*t” (10), “cr*p” (3), “a**” (8), “son of a b*tch” (2)
- Sex and Nudity: Heavy—attempted rape; innuendos; inappropriate comments; kissing
- Violence: Moderate
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