Directed by:
Mary Stuart MastersonCinematography:
Peter MastersonCast:
Jayce Bartok, Kristen Stewart, Aaron Stanford, Elizabeth Ashley, Tom Cavanagh, Miriam Shor, Bruce Dern, Talia Balsam, Jesse L. Martin, Melissa Leo (more)Plots(1)
Living in rural America, The Kimbrough family is a normally odd bunch; Easy, the patriarch, owns a butcher shop and finds himself grieving over the loss of his wife, Ceci, while hiding a secret ongoing relationship for years; Beagle, his youngest son who was left to care for his ailing mother, works in the local high school cafeteria by day but has a burning passion inside that manifests itself through painting street signs; and the eldest son, Guy, has been away pursuing his musical aspirations. Upon Guy’s return home, the complex nature of each character unravels; Beagle’s pent up emotions connect with Georgia Kaminski, a terminally ill teenage girl wanting to experience love before it’s too late; Easy’s long time affair with Marg, Georgia’s eccentric grandmother, is exposed to the Kimbrough family; and Guy discovers that, in his absence, his high school sweetheart, Stephanie, has moved on and started a family of her own. Through it all, The Kimbroughs and Kaminski’s manage to establish a new beginning in the face of their greatest fears; truthfulness, intimacy, the afterlife, and family. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jayce Bartok](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407112_e189c2.jpg)
Jayce Bartok
USA
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Swing Kids (1993)
The Fisher King (1991)
![Kristen Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/994/163994895_b6c176.jpg)
Kristen Stewart
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Still Alice (2014)
Speak (2004)
![Aaron Stanford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/967/162967490_0e65e4.jpg)
Aaron Stanford
USA
Best movies:
X-Men 2 (2003)
25th Hour (2002)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
![Elizabeth Ashley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325405_865b1e.jpg)
Elizabeth Ashley
USA
Best movies:
Happiness (1998)
Mallrats (1995)
Ship of Fools (1965)
![Tom Cavanagh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272027_62b46f.jpg)
Tom Cavanagh
Canada
Best movies:
Bang, Bang, You're Dead (2002) (TV movie)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Breakfast with Scot (2007)
![Miriam Shor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378557_895746.png)
Miriam Shor
USA
Best movies:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
![Bruce Dern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/965/162965008_c06296.jpg)
Bruce Dern
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
![Talia Balsam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359227_ab85ae.jpg)
Talia Balsam
USA
Best movies:
Mass Appeal (1984)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Conviction (2010)
![Jesse L. Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275004_dacac3.jpg)
Jesse L. Martin
USA
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (2004) (TV movie)
Rent (2005)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
![Melissa Leo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579710_21dfc4.jpg)
Melissa Leo
USA
Best movies:
Prisoners (2013)
21 Grams (2003)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
![Lucas Papaelias](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426600_d5df9f.jpg)
Lucas Papaelias
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) (theatrical recording)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
The School of Rock (2003)
![Devin Ratray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279958_24f3ee.jpg)
Devin Ratray
USA
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
Nebraska (2013)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
![Marylouise Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/886/161886974_cab8a0.jpg)
Marylouise Burke
USA
Best movies:
Meet Joe Black (1998)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Sideways (2004)
![Nicole Signore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/570/158570777_9a8d7b.jpg)
Nicole Signore
Best movies:
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Ted (2012)
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Zoe Hunter
USA
Best movies:
The Cake Eaters (2007)
The Believer (2001)
Cold in July (2014)
E.J. Carroll
Best movies:
The Wrestler (2008)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Everybody's Fine (2009)
Conor Romero
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Elizabeth Van Meter
Best movies:
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Elisa Key
USA
Best movies:
The Cake Eaters (2007)
The School of Rock (2003)
Montana (1998)