Directed by:
Tim Blake NelsonScreenplay:
Tim Blake NelsonCinematography:
Christina Alexandra VorosComposer:
Jeff DannaCast:
Sam Waterston, Corey Stoll, Kristen Stewart, Glenn Close, K. Todd Freeman, Tim Blake Nelson, Jessica Hecht, Gretchen Mol, Michael Kenneth Williams (more)Plots(1)
A snowy New York City night, a beloved teacher, a shocking crime: this provocative drama pieces together the puzzle of a man's life just before it changes forever. While on his way home one evening, Walter Zarrow (Sam Waterston), a popular Columbia University philosophy professor, is violently attacked on the street. Flash back one week, as actor-director Tim Blake Nelson traces the domino effect of events that led up to this seemingly senseless assault. Along the way, hidden connections between a seemingly disparate group of people—including a self-destructive student (Kristen Stewart), a hard-drinking suburban housewife (Gretchen Mol), and a desperate junkie (K. Todd Freeman)—emerge, forming a complex, engrossing mosaic of lost souls united by tragedy. (IFC Films)
(more)Cast
![Sam Waterston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/570/162570863_66c256.jpg)
Sam Waterston
USA
Best movies:
Godless (2017) (series)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Killing Fields (1984)
![Corey Stoll](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002364_efa05b.jpg)
Corey Stoll
USA
Best movies:
North Country (2005)
The Good Lie (2014)
Lucky # Slevin (2006)
![Kristen Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/994/163994895_b6c176.jpg)
Kristen Stewart
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Still Alice (2014)
Speak (2004)
![Glenn Close](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687679_9844b7.jpg)
Glenn Close
USA
Best movies:
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Tarzan (1999)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
![K. Todd Freeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/484/158484499_8d5d6b.jpg)
K. Todd Freeman
USA
Best movies:
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Grand Canyon (1991)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
![Tim Blake Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270141_622d78.jpg)
Tim Blake Nelson
USA
Best movies:
Minority Report (2002)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Detachment (2011)
![Jessica Hecht](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/409/165409811_0e75fe.jpg)
Jessica Hecht
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Whatever Works (2009)
![Gretchen Mol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/448/162448152_cf5b69.jpg)
Gretchen Mol
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Brasco (1997)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Rounders (1998)
![Michael Kenneth Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/367/367154_e4b434.jpg)
Michael Kenneth Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
![Hannah Marks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280000_fa20a9.jpg)
Hannah Marks
USA
Best movies:
Dinner in America (2020)
The Runaways (2010)
Don't Make Me Go (2022)
![Annie Parisse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901516_931b8a.jpg)
Annie Parisse
USA
Best movies:
Vinyl (2016) (series)
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Prime (2005)
Ben Konigsberg
Best movies:
Lady Bird (2017)
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
Anesthesia (2015)
![Mickey Sumner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/386/164386852_308da6.jpg)
Mickey Sumner
UK
Best movies:
Frances Ha (2012)
American Made (2017)
CBGB (2013)
![Scott Cohen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/337/160337070_b6636f.jpg)
Scott Cohen
USA
Best movies:
Gia (1998) (TV movie)
The Tenth Kingdom (2000) (series)
Private Parts (1997)
![Gloria Reuben](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/337/160337190_352267.jpg)
Gloria Reuben
Canada
Best movies:
The Longest Ride (2015)
Life Support (2007)
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015) (TV movie)
![Natasha Gregson Wagner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/900/157900090_ba6b50.jpg)
Natasha Gregson Wagner
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
High Fidelity (2000)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
![Katie Chang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640085_1678aa.jpg)
Katie Chang
USA
Best movies:
Anesthesia (2015)
A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
Daniel Isn't Real (2019)
![Yul Vazquez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/235/164235947_0f053a.jpg)
Yul Vazquez
Cuba
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Traffic (2000)
![David Aaron Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/430/159430174_7c36ae.jpg)
David Aaron Baker
USA
Best movies:
The Irishman (2019)
Hungry Hearts (2014)
The Post (2017)
Philip Ettinger
Best movies:
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2011)
First Reformed (2017)