THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED) (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Adam Sandler (Punch-Drunk Love), Ben Stiller (Zoolander), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks), Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man), Grace Van Patten (Stealing Cars), Candice Bergen (Starting Over), Elizabeth Marvel (True Grit), Rebecca Miller (Consenting Adults), Judd Hirsch (A Beautiful Mind), Adam Driver (Logan Lucky), Gayle Rankin (The Passing Season)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale), director, writer, producer; Eli Bush (While We’re Young), Scott Rudin (The Grand Budapest Hotel) and Lila Yacoub (Frances Ha), producers; Randy Newman (Toy Story), composer; Robbie Ryan (Philomena), cinematographer; Jennifer Lame (Manchester By The Sea), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The estranged children of unsuccessful sculptor Harold Meyerowitz (Hoffman) – including divorcee Danny (Sandler), lowly Xerox employee Jean (Marvel), and wealthy accountant Matthew (Stiller) – reunite to celebrate their father’s work as an artist…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Noah Baumbach writes and directs this painfully funny and heartbreaking look at a dysfunctional New York family, with a cast that includes Adam Sandler in what might be his best role in years.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2017 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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