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Manchester by the Sea

  • 2016
  • R
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
363K
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POPULARITY
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Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
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Psychological DramaTragedyDrama

A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

  • Director
    • Kenneth Lonergan
  • Writer
    • Kenneth Lonergan
  • Stars
    • Casey Affleck
    • Michelle Williams
    • Kyle Chandler
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    363K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    712
    80
    • Director
      • Kenneth Lonergan
    • Writer
      • Kenneth Lonergan
    • Stars
      • Casey Affleck
      • Michelle Williams
      • Kyle Chandler
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 494Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 129 wins & 269 nominations total

    Videos31

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    Clip 1:01
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    Photos251

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    Top Cast73

    Casey Affleck
    Casey Affleck
    • Lee Chandler
    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Randi Chandler
    Kyle Chandler
    Kyle Chandler
    • Joe Chandler
    Ivy O'Brien
    Ivy O'Brien
    • Young Patrick
    • (as Ben O'Brien)
    Richard Donelly
    • Mr. Martinez (1st Tenant)
    Virginia Loring Cooke
    • Mrs. Groom (2nd tenant)
    Quincy Tyler Bernstine
    Quincy Tyler Bernstine
    • Marianne (3rd Tenant)
    Missy Yager
    Missy Yager
    • Mrs. Olsen (4th Tenant)
    Stephen McKinley Henderson
    Stephen McKinley Henderson
    • Mr. Emery
    Ben Hanson
    • Lenny - the bartender
    Mary Mallen
    Mary Mallen
    • Sharon
    Lewis D. Wheeler
    Lewis D. Wheeler
    • 1st Businessman at Bar
    Anthony Estrella
    • 2nd Businessman at Bar
    C.J. Wilson
    C.J. Wilson
    • George
    Susan Pourfar
    Susan Pourfar
    • Nurse Irene
    Robert Sella
    Robert Sella
    • Dr. Muller
    Ruibo Qian
    Ruibo Qian
    • Dr. Bethany
    Gretchen Mol
    Gretchen Mol
    • Elise Chandler
    • Director
      • Kenneth Lonergan
    • Writer
      • Kenneth Lonergan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews1.1K

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    Related interests

    Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
    Psychological Drama
    Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
    Tragedy
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Kenneth Lonergan: as the Manchester pedestrian who heckles Lee Chandler for being a bad parent.
    • Goofs
      Lee is shown purchasing beer in a convenience store at 2 AM. In Massachusetts it is illegal for a store to sell beer after 11 PM.
    • Quotes
      • Lee Chandler: I can't beat it. I can't beat it. I'm sorry.
    • Crazy credits
      The end credits rolls on with background of nature, boats and the town, in particular the scenic beaches.
    • Alternate versions
      In Australia, the film was originally passed MA-15+ uncut, however the distributors opted to re-edit the audio and cut the length of the film, in order to remove every use of the term 'c-t' and 'motherf--er'. Following these changes the film was later re-classified and the rating was lowered to 'M'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Casey Affleck/Rebecca Romijn/Michael Che/Atom Willard (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Let The Good Times Roll
      Written by Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee
      Performed by Shirley & Lee
      Courtesy of Capitol Records
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 16, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Manchester junto al mar
    • Filming locations
      • Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, USA(main setting of the action)
    • Production companies
      • Amazon Studios
      • K Period Media
      • Pearl Street Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,695,371
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $256,498
      • Nov 20, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $78,988,148
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 17m(137 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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