Grace Is Gone
Drama
Weinstein Company  (1/10/2008) 84 mins PG-13

6.9 (2,809 votes)
"John Cusack is brilliant" (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) in this engaging story about the power of family. In one of his most acclaimed performances, Cusack makes an astonishing transformation as Stanley Philips, a sad, disconnected man unable to tell his young daughters their mother, a soldier, has died in Iraq. Instead, he takes the girls on a road trip, where their innocent charm helps him rediscover a healing joy he thought he’d lost forever. Honest and tender, Grace Is Gone is "a very strong, very moving film" (Richard Roeper, At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper)....

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Cast and Crew
John Cusack  ......  Stanley Philipps
Emily Churchill  ......  First Woman
Rebecca Spence  ......  Second Woman
Jennifer Tyler  ......  Third Woman
Susan Messing  ......  Fourth Woman
Shélan O'Keefe  ......  Heidi Phillips
Director  .....  James C. Strouse
Producer  .....  Carina Alves; Stephen Benedek; John Cusack; Aurelie Levy; Grace Loh; Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Writer  .....  James C. Strouse
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene that Stanley is talking to his elder daughter, Heidi, in the car asking her to think of "something fun to do" that day; a paper grocery sack is seen behind her head but it disappears as the conversation progresses. (more)

Trivia:
The film was originally going to be directed by Rob Reiner, who dropped out during pre-production for unknown reasons. The film's writer, James C. Strouse, then took over directorial duties. (more)

Filming Locations:
725 9th Avenue, La Grange, Illinois, USA (more)

Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations (more)