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Rudderless

Rudderless

The way back begins with a single chord.

20147.21h 45m

Overview

A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.

Directed by William H. Macy
Written by William H. Macy, Jeff Robison, Casey Twenter
Produced by Brad Greiner, Keith Kjarval, Jeff Rice
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $58K

Top Cast

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

Sam Manning

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

Quentin

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Emily

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez

Kate Lucas

Miles Heizer

Miles Heizer

Josh Manning

A

Alexandra Lovelace

Mary Beth

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Del

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Trill

Kate Micucci

Kate Micucci

Peaches

Zoe Graham

Zoe Graham

Lizzie

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshiprock bandmourninggrieving fatherreflectivesympathetic

About Rudderless

Rudderless is a music, drama, comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of parent child relationship, rock band, mourning, grieving father, reflective, sympathetic. Directed by William H. Macy, it stars Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman. A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.

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