Synopsis
A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.
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Cast
- Hugh JackmanPeter Miller
- Zen McGrathNicholas Miller
- Vanessa KirbyBeth
- Laura DernKate Miller
- Anthony HopkinsAnthony Miller
- William HopeAndrew
- George CobellNicholas (6 Years)
- Felix GoddardTheo
- Max GoddardTheo
- Shin-Fei ChenAlexandra
Recommendations
- 82
TheWrap
Where “The Father” was subtle and twisty, this drama is more agitated and restless, even melodramatic at times – but that’s a directorial decision that certainly fits the dark and troubling subject that the film explores but doesn’t exploit. - 80
The Guardian
The Son is a laceratingly painful drama, an incrementally increased agony without anaesthetic. - 80
CineVue
The Son, though perhaps not as original and accomplished as The Father, is nevertheless an affecting, empathetic and intelligent drama. - 80
Variety
I watching The Son play out, this family’s tragedy becomes our own, and Zeller’s warning becomes impossible to ignore. - 70
Screen Daily
It’s undeniably powerful stuff, but a more straightforward piece of storytelling, lacking the slippery, shape-shifting quality of his debut. - 67
The Playlist
There’s enough humanity from the story and performers alike that cuts to the soul and mostly offsets the uninspired direction. But “The Son” should shine at least a little brighter through the dark material given these participants and their previous triumphs. - 60
Total Film
Classy but curiously empty, The Son may be a spiritual sequel to The Father, but it’s not its equal. - 60
BBC
It is a flawed film with a kind heart, but a significantly less impressive progeny of The Father's talky triumph. Like father, like son? Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case.
