Ezra movie storyline. Max Brandel is a former comedy writer turned struggling stand-up comedian living with his father, Stan. He does not get along with his ex-wife Jenna as they often butt heads over how to co-parent their autistic son Ezra. Ezra struggles to adapt to the outside world and Max often takes him to comedy clubs with him so can be his good luck charm, much to Jenna’s irritation.
Upon hearing Jenna’s lawyer boyfriend Bruce make an offhand joke about beating Max up, Ezra takes it literally and attempts to warn his father only to be scared in front of an oncoming taxi by a dog. When Ezra refuses to explain what happened, his doctor assumes he was trying to hurt himself and, combined with previous outbursts at school, has him transferred to a special-needs school and an unnecessary medication. When Max voices his objections, he winds up getting a three month restraining order from seeing his son when he punches the doctor.
Left with no other choice, Max ‘kidnaps’ Ezra in the middle of the night to protect him from his perceived toxic environment. En route to his friend Nick’s cabin in Michigan, Max learns from his manager friend Jane than a video she posted of a bombed comedy set is in the hands of Jimmy Kimmel, and he wants him to perform on his show provided he and Ezra make the cross country drive to a Friday audition in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile the Jersey police and child services, despite Jenna’s insistence on keeping the response as quiet as possible to shield Ezra, send out an Amber alert across the country, forcing Jenna and a reluctant Stan to chase after the pair, during which they are forced to evaluate their separate failures as parents. Upon finding out what Jenna did, Max tries to avoid the cops but gets them lost in the woods at night, causing Ezra to have a panic attack and chastise his father for not being the parent he needed him to be; Max assures Ezra that, despite his faults, he’s trying to do right by him so that he’ll be able to take care of himself when Max can’t.
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, Tony Goldwyn, William Fitzgerald, and Robert De Niro. Ezra premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2023. The film was released theatrically on May 31, 2024.
Ezra (2024)
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
Starring: Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Tony Goldwyn, William Fitzgerald, Alex Plank, Ğeoffrey Owens, Matilda Lawler
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 (United States), Mister Smith Entertainment (International)
Release Date: September 9, 2023 (TIFF), May 31, 2024 (United States)
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