Wakefield

"What would your life be without you?"

May 19 2017 R 1h 46m
Drama

A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.

Plot

Howard has a loving wife (Garner), two daughters, a prestigious job as a Manhattan lawyer, and a comfortable home in the suburbs. But inwardly he's suffocating, and eventually he snaps and goes into hiding in his garage attic leaving his family to wonder what happened to him. He observes them from his window - an outsider spying in on his own life - as the days of exile stretch into months. Is it possible to go back to the way things were?

Written by

E.L. Doctorow, Robin Swicord, Nathaniel Hawthorne

Directed by

Robin Swicord

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Dominion Pictures, Mockingbird Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
18,544
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
NA