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   Is Ben is back a good movie?

   • Refreshingly understated, Ben Is Back subverts family drama stereotypes - and provides a forum for terrific performances from Lucas Hedges and Julia Roberts. For all its good intentions, Ben Is Back is at most a satisfactory watch, but a remarkable showcase for both Lucas Hedges and Julia Roberts.

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   Is Ben is back worth watching?

   • For all its good intentions, Ben Is Back is at most a satisfactory watch, but a remarkable showcase for both Lucas Hedges and Julia Roberts. A gripping entertainment that gets across worthwhile truths about contemporary strains of an ancient disease. The sense of history you can feel between each character is rich and deep rooted.

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   Is Ben is back a melodrama?

   • Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones. Cert 15, 103 mins Ben Is Back sounds from its title as if it is going to be a goofy comedy or an exploitation picture, perhaps about the return of a slasher. In fact, this is a very dark family melodrama. The horror here is America’s ongoing opioid epidemic.

   Ben Is Back review: Julia Roberts gives one of her strongest and most

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   What is Ben is back about?

   • She’s thrilled and terrified, and the brilliantly expressive Roberts makes both of those sensations visible simultaneously. “Ben Is Back” takes place in snowy, idyllic, small-town New York, and Ben comes from a family of comfort and means.

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   Dec 7, 2018 · Writer-director Peter Hedges depicts this phenomenon with intimacy and empathy in “Ben Is Back,” about a teenage opioid addict who leaves rehab for 24 hours—supposedly with the encouragement of his sponsor—to visit his family on Christmas Eve.

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   Nineteen-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve. Ben's mom, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son's...

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   • Director: Peter Hedges

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Julia Roberts

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   Dec 5, 2018 · Directed by Peter Hedges. Drama. R. 1h 43m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 5, 2018. When the title character shows up early in “Ben Is Back” — just before Christmas, at his family’s big house in a...

   • Director: Peter Hedges
   • Author: A.O. Scott

   • Video Duration: 103 min

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   Mar 14, 2019 · Dir: Peter Hedges. Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones. Cert 15, 103 mins. Ben Is Back sounds from its title as if it is going to be a...

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   Gritty with an intimate reality, Ben is Back hits a little harder than other recent addiction stories but fails to give us the ultimate high. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 13, 2020

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   Dec 3, 2018 · But where Boy was a sort of sad, gorgeous mood board, Ben has the clear arc of a drama told nearly in real time. Hedges is a flayed nerve, jittery and raw. Roberts may be the true revelation ...

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   Sep 9, 2018 · Film Review: Julia Roberts in ‘Ben Is Back’. Peter Hedges has crafted a juicy role for his Oscar-nominated son Lucas as a young addict who skips rehab for the holidays, but it's Julia Roberts’...