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Nov 23, 2010 · 4 min read. James Gandolfini and Kristen Stewart. “Welcome to the Rileys” takes two old plots and makes a rather touching new plot out of them. What we’ve seen before is (1) the good man who hopes to redeem a prostitute, and (2) the frozen suburban couple who find new hope in their marriage.
Welcome to the Rileys is a 2010 independent drama film directed by Jake Scott, written by Ken Hixon, and starring Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo. The film debuted at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival .
Welcome to the Rileys: Directed by Jake Scott. With James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo, Joe Chrest. On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman.
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- Jake Scott
- 2011-11-18
A couple finds a way out of mourning in wrenching drama. Read Common Sense Media's Welcome to the Rileys review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Jake Scott
Oct 29, 2010 · Welcome to the Rileys is a powerful drama about finding hope in the most unusual of places. Once a happily married and loving couple, Doug and Lois Riley have grown apart since losing their teenage daughter eight years prior.
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- Jake Scott
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- James Gandolfini
Welcome to the Rileys is certainly a flawed movie. The characters are a little flat, and don't seem to be written as genuine people, at times. The story scenario, with its focus on lost loved ones and damaged people finding healing or comfort in each other, is one that seems to be in every other movie, recently.
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Directed by Jake Scott. Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian. Remove Ads.