Manchester by the Sea
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- In Kenneth Lonergan
Lonergan then wrote and directed Manchester by the Sea (2016). The movie starred Casey Affleck as a reclusive janitor who is unexpectedly required to raise his late brother’s teenage son. It earned widespread critical praise and was successful at the box office. Lonergan won an Academy Award for best original…
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- Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, 2016
role of
- Affleck
- In Casey Affleck
…of his teenage nephew, in Manchester by the Sea (2016), earned him critical accolades as well as a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for best actor.
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- Broderick
- In Matthew Broderick: Later career
Heist (2011), Trainwreck (2015), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). In 2022 he and Parker memorably starred in a revival of Simon’s Plaza Suite, in which three stories of romance are acted out in a guest suite at the Plaza Hotel. The following year Broderick played Richard Sackler in the…
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- Williams
- In Michelle Williams
…in Montana, and appeared in Manchester by the Sea (both 2016), portraying the ex-wife of a man who is haunted by the tragedy that ended their marriage. For her performance in the latter film, Williams received her fourth Academy Award nomination.
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