Ezra movie storyline. New Jersey stand-up Max (Bobby Cannavale) tells stories, not jokes, about ordinary chaos. And there is no better source of chaos in his life than his son, Ezra (William A. Fitzgerald). Diagnosed with autism, Ezra is precocious and precarious: he’s been reading The New York Times since he was five, but his impulsive behaviour often gets him into trouble and sometimes even poses a danger to himself and others.
A doctor insists Ezra be sent to a special school and medicated. Ezra’s mom, Jenna (Rose Byrne), who shares custody with Max, is inclined to go along with the program, but Max will have none of it. One night, Max, who has been promised a spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, takes Ezra on a cross-country excursion — without the permission of Jenna or his father (Robert De Niro), whose car Max has “borrowed.”
Ezra is a 2023 American comedy drama film directed by Tony Goldwyn and written by Tony Spiridakis. It stars Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Goldwyn, William Fitzgerald, and Robert De Niro. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2023. It was released theatrically on May 31, 2024.
Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert De Niro star in this fabulously unpredictable ensemble dramedy from director Tony Goldwyn (TIFF ’10’s Conviction) about parents struggling over how best to raise their child.
Both an unpredictable family dramedy and a road movie that runs on mischief, the latest from director Tony Goldwyn (TIFF ’10’s Conviction) stars Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Oscar winner Robert De Niro as three adults with wildly divergent opinions about what’s best for one precious little boy.
Written by Tony Spiridakis, Ezra recalls John Cassavetes at his most light-hearted, making us fall in love with characters who say and do spectacularly wrong things. This is partly due to Goldwyn and Spiridakis’ buoyant, big-hearted storytelling, but it’s also the result of the film’s astonishing ensemble cast, which counts Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg among its ranks. We might cringe in terror at some of Max’s decisions, but we won’t have the slightest doubt about this father’s ferocious love for his son.
Ezra (2024)
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
Starring: Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne, William Fitzgerald, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Tony Goldwyn, Geoffrey Owens, Alex Plank, Daphne Rubin-Vega
Screenplay by: Tony Goldwyn
Production Design by: Dan Leigh
Cinematography by: Daniel Moder
Film Editing by: Sabine Hoffman
Costume Design by: Donna Berwick
Set Decoration by: Chryss Hionis
Art Direction by: Susan Block
Music by: Carlos Rafael Rivera
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual references and drug use.
Distributed by: Bleecker Street
Release Date: September 9, 2023 (TIFF), May 31, 2024 (United States)
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