Directed by:
Harvey FrostScreenplay:
David AlexanderCinematography:
Brian ShanleyComposer:
David LawrenceCast:
Ernest Borgnine, Katherine Helmond, Juliette Goglia, Richard Libertini, Tracy Nelson, Jamie Farr, Quinn K. Redeker, Timilee Romolini, Justine Dorsey (more)VOD (1)
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An estranged family discovers that to understand the past, they first have to face it. For a dear old man on Christmas, the reward is being called Grandpa for the first time in his life. Eighty-year-old Bert Riley is a former movie tough guy living comfortably and surrounded by good friends all vets from Hollywood s Golden Age. With a scrapbook full of memories, life has been pretty good to him. But he never expected any more surprises out of it. That s before he receives word on Thanksgiving that Marie, the estranged daughter he hasn t seen in decades, is in the hospital following a car accident. What s more, Becca, the ten-year-old granddaughter he s never even met, is moving in with him! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ernest Borgnine
USA
Best movies:
Gattaca (1997)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Katherine Helmond
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Brazil (1985)
Collaborator (2011)
Juliette Goglia
USA
Best movies:
Easy A (2010)
Fired Up! (2009)
The Long Shot (2004) (TV movie)
Richard Libertini
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
Tracy Nelson
USA
Best movies:
Maria's Lovers (1984)
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Jamie Farr
USA
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Arnold (1973)
Quinn K. Redeker
USA
Best movies:
Ordinary People (1980)
Airport (1970)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Timilee Romolini
USA
Best movies:
Hoffa (1992)
A Grandpa for Christmas (2007) (TV movie)
Strange Hearts (2002)
Justine Dorsey
Best movies:
A Grandpa for Christmas (2007) (TV movie)
Tom Virtue
USA
Best movies:
Green Book (2018)
Iron Man Three (2013)
Fracture (2007)
Gwen McGee
Best movies:
Coach Carter (2005)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Life as a House (2001)