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Still Alice

Still Alice

Live in the moment.

20147.51h 41m

Overview

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

Directed by Wash Westmoreland
Written by Lisa Genova, Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer
Produced by Lex Lutzus, James Brown, Pamela Koffler
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $44.8M

Top Cast

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Alice Howland

Kate Bosworth

Kate Bosworth

Anna Howland-Jones

Shane McRae

Shane McRae

Charlie Howland-Jones

Hunter Parrish

Hunter Parrish

Tom Howland

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

John Howland

Seth Gilliam

Seth Gilliam

Frederic Johnson

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Lydia Howland

Stephen Kunken

Stephen Kunken

Dr. Benjamin

Erin Darke

Erin Darke

Jenny

Daniel Gerroll

Daniel Gerroll

Eric Wellman

Themes & Keywords

motheramnesiabased on novel or bookprofessoralzheimer's diseasememory lossfamilyillnesscolumbia university

About Still Alice

Still Alice is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of mother, amnesia, based on novel or book, professor, alzheimer's disease, memory loss. Directed by Wash Westmoreland, it stars Julianne Moore, Kate Bosworth, Shane McRae. Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

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