Ben Is Back
19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe. From TMDB
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9 of 9 · most liked first#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky 28/10 ~ Favorite Julia Roberts movie 🎬 Ben is Back (2018)
unlabelledView post →Saw this in my FB memories for today in 2018. I worked in a mall and they were putting up xmas deco. Julia Roberts was filming a movie called "Ben Is Back". Totally forgot about it and how I tried to sneak into shots. Just watched it and sure enough I can spot myself in a food court scene LMAO. 🤣
unlabelledView post →This afternoon’s movie is BEN IS BACK. It’s a rough watch, because it’s authentic. Lucas Hedges and Julia Roberts are exceptional. 📽️ #FilmSky
unlabelledView post →Film-wise: at 9pm, Ocean’s Eleven on Sky Showcase, Ben Is Back on BBC3, Men In Black on Comedy Central or Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation on Film4. At 10.40pm, Scent of a Woman on BBC1. At 11pm, Manhunter on BBC2. At 11.40pm, Taken on Film4 #telly
unlabelledView post →Film-wise: at 9pm, The Trip on Sky Arts, The Edge on Great TV, Hunter Killer on Legend or The G on Film4. At 10pm, 8 Mile on MTV or Salt on E4. At 11pm, The Eternal Daughter on BBC2. At 11.05pm, The Inbetweeners Movie on C4. At 11.10pm, Revenge on Legend Xtra. At 11.30pm, Ben Is Back on BBC3 #telly
unlabelledView post →The (movie) Ben is Back 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$7.99 (Drama) (iMDB) 6.7 Cast: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Alexandra Park, Michael Esper
unlabelledView post →26. The premise of "Ben is Back" sounds like a Lifetime TV movie, but it's a tense, intelligent, disturbing film. Absolutely recommended IF you have the stomach for it.
unlabelledView post →Anyone seen 'Ben is Back'? (Fyi, it's on Iplayer) I haven't seen a Julia Roberts film in a minute, and was reminded that she is in the Bergkamp tier of actors. Absolutely mesmerising. 🤌🏾
unlabelledView post →"Ben" (Lucas Hedges) arrives at his mother's home on Christmas eve and she is delighted. "Holly" (Julia Roberts) and her daughter "Ivy" (Kathryn Newton) know that he has a problem, though. He's a drug addict and has only recently managed to go for seven days without using. A Christmas carol service and an happy Christmas beckon for all if only he can stay sober but his erstwhile dealer has other plans and using the boy's dog as bait, entices him into one last delivery that has everyone racing…
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