For Ellen (2012)

Name: For Ellen
Director: So Yong Kim
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012-02-12
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Cast: Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone, Shaylena Mandigo

Drama

Director: So Yong Kim

Cast: Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone, Shaylena Mandigo

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67%

Runtime93 min

Rating15

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After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, slimy hair, goatee, and his head firmly floating in the clouds, Joby hasn’t been around to be a dad. Now is his last chance to fight for shared custody of his daughter, Ellen.

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Fans of character-driven dramas will appreciate the poignant, nuanced performance by Paul Dano as a struggling musician fighting for custody of his young daughter in this emotionally complex 2012 film directed by So Yong Kim.

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For Ellen is a 2012 American drama film written, produced and directed by So Yong Kim. It stars Paul Dano, who also served as an executive producer. It is Kim's first English-language film.