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To Leslie

To Leslie

20227.01h 59m

Overview

A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.

Directed by Michael Morris
Written by Ryan Binaco
Produced by Eduardo Cisneros, Jason Shuman, Philip Waley
Box Office0Revenue: $27K

Top Cast

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Leslie

Marc Maron

Marc Maron

Sweeney

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Royal

Owen Teague

Owen Teague

James

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Nancy

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Dutch

James Landry Hébert

James Landry Hébert

Pete

Matt Lauria

Matt Lauria

Handsome Outlaw

Catfish Jean

Catfish Jean

Darren

Drew Youngblood

Drew Youngblood

13-Year-Old James

Themes & Keywords

texasredemptionlotteryaddictionalcoholismseventies

About To Leslie

To Leslie is a drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of texas, redemption, lottery, addiction, alcoholism, seventies. Directed by Michael Morris, it stars Andrea Riseborough, Marc Maron, Andre Royo. A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.

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