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Straight A's

Straight A's

20135.21h 29m

Overview

Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Shreveport.

Directed by James Cox
Written by David Cole
Produced by Holly Wiersma, René Besson, Scoot McNairy
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $62K

Top Cast

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe

Scott

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Katherine

Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson

William

Riley Thomas Stewart

Riley Thomas Stewart

Charles

Ursula Parker

Ursula Parker

Gracie

A

Amparo Garcia-Crow

Louisa

A

Augustin Solis

Carlos

Tess Harper

Tess Harper

Mother

Powers Boothe

Powers Boothe

Father

Christa Campbell

Christa Campbell

Dana

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipdrug addictionsister-in-law

About Straight A's

Straight A's is a comedy, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of sibling relationship, drug addiction, sister-in-law. Directed by James Cox, it stars Ryan Phillippe, Anna Paquin, Luke Wilson. Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Shreveport.

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