A Good Person movie storyline. Allison is a promising young woman with a thriving career, a loving fiancé, and a close-knit circle of family and friends. But her life takes a sudden turn for the worse when she experiences a harrowing tragedy that leaves her battling an addiction to opiates and grappling with unresolved sorrow. Despite the challenges that lie ahead, she finds solace and strength in an unexpected relationship with her would-be father-in-law, who becomes her unlikely ally in the journey towards healing and recovery.
A Good Person is a 2023 American drama film written, directed, and produced by Zach Braff. The film stars Florence Pugh, Molly Shannon, Chinaza Uche, Celeste O’Connor, and Morgan Freeman. A Good Person was released in the United States on a limited theatrical release on March 24, 2023, before a wide expansion on March 31, 2023, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film received mixed response from critics.
About the Story
Allison Johnson is an aspiring musician, engaged to her high school sweetheart, Nathan Adams. The day following a family party, Allison causes an accident while driving with her eyes off the road, killing her future brother and sister-in-law Jesse and Molly, and sustaining critical injuries.
One year later, dealing with severe depression and unable to deal with her guilt, Allison lives with her mother Diane, who attempts to curb her daughter’s addiction to pain pills. Meanwhile, Nathan and Molly’s ex-cop father Daniel is taking care of his granddaughter Ryan, who is still processing the loss of her mother.
After failing to get drugs illicitly from her friend Becka, and after a humiliating encounter with two high school acquaintances leads her into a downward spiral, Allison joins a therapy group. There, she unexpectedly encounters Daniel, who reveals in a meeting that his drinking resulted in repeated blackouts where he wouldn’t remember his violent behavior, and that in one such occasion he destroyed the hearing in Nathan’s ear. Ryan, in her turn, is bullied for her status as an orphan and in trouble for her behavior.
Allison meets Daniel at his house, and while leaving, she is confronted by Ryan for Allison’s direct responsibility in her mother’s death. Allison eventually relapses, before pulling herself together and accompanying Ryan to a concert, where Allison is reintroduced to Nathan and his new paralegal girlfriend. Allison is devastated at what she perceives as a cruel act by Ryan, and accompanies her to an after-party where she relapses again. Allison is unable to protect Ryan being taken advantage of in a back room, but Daniel arrives and puts an end to it. Outside, he confesses that he considered Allison a test from God, but now realizes she’s a waste.
A Good Person (2023)
Directed by: Zach Braff
Starring: Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Celeste O’Connor, Molly Shannon, Chinaza Uche, Zoe Lister-Jones, Nichelle Hines, Toby Onwumere, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Oli Green, Sydney Morton
Screenplay by: Zach Braff
Production Design by: Merissa Lombardo
Cinematography by: Mauro Fiore
Film Editing by: Dan Schalk
Costume Design by: Tere Duncan
Set Decoration by: Katie Bova
Art Direction by: Jaf Farkas
MPAA Rating: R for drug abuse, language throughout and some sexual references.
Distributed by: United Artists Releasing
Release Date: March 24, 2023
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