Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Title from container. Based on the novel by Joyce Maynard. Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Special features: Filmmaker commentary; End of summer: making labor day; deleted scenes. Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin.
Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.
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