Movie · Drama · Independent

Manchester by the Sea tells the story of the Chandler family, a working class family from Massachusetts. After Lee’s (Casey Affleck) older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler) suddenly passes away, he is made the legal guardian of his nephew (Lucas Hedges). Lee is forced to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his wife Randi (Michelle Williams) and the community where he was born and raised. Set in the North Shore of Massachusetts, Manchester by the Sea is the new film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan.

2016 · 2h 17m

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Manchester by the Sea

Drama

Manchester by the Sea tells the story of the Chandler family, a working class family from Massachusetts. After Lee’s (Casey Affleck) older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler) suddenly passes away, he is made the legal guardian of his nephew (Lucas Hedges). Lee is forced to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his wife Randi (Michelle Williams) and the community where he was born and raised. Set in the North Shore of Massachusetts, Manchester by the Sea is the new film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan.

COMMON SENSE

Searing, insightful drama has intense themes, swearing.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8.9
Reviews 356
Fresh 342
Rotten 14

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Studio
Amazon Studios
Released
2016
Run Time
2 hr 17 min
Rated
R for language throughout and some sexual content.
Regions of Origin
United States, Canada
© 2016 K FILMS MANCHESTER LLC. Distributed by STUDIOCANAL LIMITED.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Subtitles

English (United States) (SDH), French (France)

Accessibility

Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.