Directed by George Clooney Written by William Monahan   J.R. Moehringer   Cast Ben Affleck ... Uncle Charlie Tye Sheridan ... JR Daniel Ranieri ... Young JR Lily Rabe ... Mom Christopher Lloyd ... Grandpa Max Martini ... The Voice Rhenzy Feliz ... Wesley Briana Middleton ... Sidney Max Casella ... Chief Sondra James ... Grandma Michael Braun ... Bobo Matthew Delamater ... Joey D Ivan Leung ... Jimmy Danielle Ranieri ... Aunt Ruth Kate Avallone ... Kathy Mark Boyett ... Sidney's Dad Quincy Tyler Bernstine ... Sidney's Mom Ezra Knight ... Professor Van Dyke David Carl ... School Psychologist Shannon Collis ... Pat Keira Jo Lassor ... Kathy's Daughter Jennifer C. Johnson ... Mrs. Williams (as Jennifer Johnson) Michael Steven Costello ... NYT Editor Kate Middleton ... NYT Personnel Woman Jackson Damon ... NYT Copyboy Caroline Bergwall ... NYT Copygirl Daniel Washington ... Officer James Jenny Eagan ... Chief's Wife Steve Gagliastro ... Other Customer Annabella Valle ... Aunt Ruth Kid #1 Clara Jane Kelly ... Aunt Ruth Kid #2 (as Clara Kelly) Meara Mahoney Gross ... Aunt Ruth Kid #3 (as Meara Gross) Ron Livingston ... Future JR Uncredited Cast Michael Balzano III ... NC Cop Alex Barber ... Student in Classroom Julia Bechler ... Dickens Bar Regular (Core Group) Keith R Beck ... Yale Student Alissa Bourne ... Dickens Bar Patron Christina Calvao ... News Reporter Elijah Carvalho ... Classroom Kid Nicole Chamberlain ... Yale Student Christian Cibotti ... A Bar Patron Cody Corelli ... Yale Student Daniel George ... Classroom Kid Patrick W. Griffin ... Ruth's Kid Kimberly Howe ... 80's Dickens Waitress Chelsea Hueter ... 70's Dickens Waitress Dean H. Huh ... Restaurant Patron Ian Dylan Hunt ... Yale Parent Zack Ignoffo ... Boyfriend / Husband Frankie Justin ... NYT Editor Ken Kansky ... Dicken's Bar Patron, Dicken's Softball Team Elbert Kim ... Bowler James J. LaBonte ... Dickens Bar Regular Jo-anne Lee ... Jimmy's Mother Leslie Luke ... Jimmy's Father Jeff MacKinnon ... Officer Gulick Billy Meleady ... Priest Lily Narbonne ... New York Times Reporter Donna Ognibene ... Dickens Core Group Patron Addison Oken ... Ruth's Daughter David Pridemore ... A Customer Melanie Blake Roth ... The Voice's Girlfriend Lincoln Rulman ... Classmate Mary Ann Schaub ... Restaurant Patron / NYC Pedestrian Justin M. Tolliver ... NYT Reporter Chloe Trejo ... Ruth's Daughter Anastasia Tsikhanava ... Waitress Samantha Vita ... Ruth's Daughter Mely Wu ... Yale Student Produced by George Clooney   Barbara A. Hall   Grant Heslov   Ted Hope   J.R. Moehringer   David Webb   Original Music by Dara Taylor

Additional Info Premiere: October 10, 2021 Theatrical Release: December 22, 2021 Country: Distributor: Amazon Websites: Production Companies Amazon Studios Big Indie Pictures Smokehouse Pictures Distributors Amazon Studios   (2021) (USA) (theatrical) Amazon Prime Video   (2022) (USA) (video) (internet) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,987 / 20,725 Site Ranking #2,983 Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019) #2,984 Problem Child (1990) #2,985 Hypnotic (2023) #2,986 In The Land Of Women (2006) #2,987 The Tender Bar (2021) #2,988 Boogeyman (2005) #2,989 The Lords Of Salem (2012) #2,990 Powder (1995) #2,991 Nixon (1995)