Peter Hedges

American novelist, screenwriter, film director

July 6, 1962 (62 years old)

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Ben Is Back

U.S. 2018. Drama by Peter Hedges with Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton. A young drug addict flees his treatment centre to be with his family on Christmas Eve, but his unexpected return worries his mother and the people of his small town.

Runtime: 104 min.

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green

U.S. 2012. Dramatic comedy by Peter Hedges with Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Garner, Cameron 'CJ' Adams. Unable to have children, a couple takes in a little boy who has grown in the garden like a shrub.

Runtime: 105 min.

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Dan in Real Life

U.S. 2007. Sentimental comedy by Peter Hedges with Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook. During a family reunion at his parents' home, a widowed journalist falls in love with a young French woman, unaware that she is his brother's new girlfriend.

Runtime: 99 min.

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Pieces of April

U.S. 2003. Dramatic comedy by Peter Hedges with Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke. The chaotic day of a punkette who invites her family to celebrate Thanksgiving in her shabby Manhattan apartment.

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What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

U.S. 1993. Mores drama by Lasse Hallstrom with Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis. A grocery store delivery man, who looks after his obese mother and simple-minded brother, has a crush on a young girl passing through the area.

Runtime: 116 min.