Directed by:
Jane AndersonScreenplay:
Jane AndersonCinematography:
Jonathan FreemanComposer:
John FrizzellCast:
Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Jordan Todosey, Simon Reynolds, Frank Chiesurin, Maxwell Uretsky, Terry Ryan, Erik Knudsen (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Anything is possible with a little laughter and a lot of heart in this incredible true story of an extraordinary woman who raised 10 kids on 25 words or less. Academy Award® nominee Julianne Moore stars as Evelyn Ryan, a devoted housewife and mother, who uses her knack for words to win thousands of dollars in jingle contests to keep her family together. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Julianne Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933836_17da45.jpg)
Julianne Moore
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Magnolia (1999)
![Woody Harrelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/913/164913021_4bb58d.jpg)
Woody Harrelson
USA
Best movies:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
![Laura Dern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/702/163702224_9c33f2.jpg)
Laura Dern
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
A Perfect World (1993)
Blue Velvet (1986)
![Trevor Morgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275007_5dfa7d.jpg)
Trevor Morgan
USA
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
Jordan Todosey
Canada
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
He Never Died (2015)
The Good Witch's Gift (2010) (TV movie)
![Simon Reynolds](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058501_1a534f.jpg)
Simon Reynolds
Canada
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Martin's Day (1985)
Traitor (2008)
![Frank Chiesurin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/913/161913031_18295f.jpg)
Frank Chiesurin
Canada
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Lie with Me (2005)
Maxwell Uretsky
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Hearts of War (2007)
Mistletoe Over Manhattan (2011) (TV movie)
Terry Ryan
USA
Best movies:
![Erik Knudsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277241_3bbc45.jpg)
Erik Knudsen
Canada
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Common Ground (2000) (TV movie)
![Nora Dunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280230_3b7bc9.jpg)
Nora Dunn
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: Dreamland (1998) (video compilation)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Cherish (2002)
![Ellary Porterfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533957_3d6b25.jpg)
Ellary Porterfield
USA
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Sugar (2008)
![Dan Lett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245511_898fa6.gif)
Dan Lett
Best movies:
Guns (2008) (TV movie)
The Comey Rule (2020) (series)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Austin Macdonald
Canada
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015) (TV movie)
Céline (2008) (TV movie)
![Michael Seater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/677/160677174_9eb27d.jpg)
Michael Seater
Canada
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Bomb Girls - Facing the Enemy (2014) (TV movie)
Dirty Pictures (2000) (TV movie)
Monté Gagné
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Falling Angels (2003)
Brad Borbridge
Best movies:
Spotlight (2015)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Four Brothers (2005)
Noni White
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Mass Appeal (1984)
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
Gerry Quigley
Canada
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Khaled (2001)
Robert Clark
USA
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All-American Girl (2000) (TV movie)
Rated X (2000) (TV movie)