An Unfinished Life Poster

An Unfinished Life (2005)

PG-13 09/09/2005 Drama 1h 48m
68%
User
Score
7.0/10
53%
49/100

Every secret takes on a life of its own.

Overview

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure and forgiveness.

Lasse Hallström

Director

Mark Spragg

Screenplay

Virginia Korus Spragg

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Einar Gilkyson

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Jean Gilkyson

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Mitch Bradley

Becca Gardner

Becca Gardner

Griff Gilkyson

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Crane Curtis

Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis

Gary Winston

Camryn Manheim

Camryn Manheim

Nina

Lynda Boyd

Lynda Boyd

Kitty

Rob Hayter

Rob Hayter

Deputy

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Media

An Unfinished Life (2005) - Official Trailer

An Unfinished Life (2005) - Official Trailer

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written on May 21, 2021

I enjoyed watching this movie. It has the high quality I would expect from the director of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, another movie that relies on a solid story and good acting to carry it through. The actors top to bottom are as good as they need to be. I especially like that the girl wasn’t turned into one of those witty, smart-mouthed sitcom brats you often see. The character is fairly serious and a few times comes out with an observation that is meaningful and believable. Like the comment to her grandfather that an old boyfriend of her mother only hit her Mom with words, like he did.

In some ways the story was predictable and the abusive boyfriend was almost just a stereotype. Then again, the reason we have cliches and stereotypes is that they are common in real life, but they...

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