August: Osage County
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Comedy, Drama
Jean Doumanian Productions, Smokehouse Pictures
Meryl Streep as Violet Weston, Julia Roberts as Barbara Weston, Chris Cooper as Charles Aiken, Ewan McGregor as Bill Fordham, Margo Martindale as Mattie Fae Aiken, Sam Shepard as Beverly Weston, Dermot Mulroney as Steve Huberbrecht, Julianne Nicholson as Ivy Weston, Juliette Lewis as Karen Weston, Abigail Breslin as Jean Fordham, Benedict Cumberbatch as Little Charles Aiken, Misty Upham as Johnna Monevata, Will Coffey as Sheriff Deon Gilbeau, Newell Alexander as Dr. Burke, Jerry Stahl as Liquor Store Owner, Dale Dye as Radio Announcer, Ivan Allen as Radio Announcer, Arlin Miller as Baseball Announcer, J. Alan Davidson as Young Soldier, Maria Gus as Funeral Attendee