Peter Hedges

[Edgerton:] Being an onscreen parent is definitely a responsibility because kids, where I come from—it really can spin their life out of control...

Who wants to be directed by their father? Particularly at an age when—the fun part of being 21 is that you fire your parents. Y'know, you're free of them.

Roberts’ role as an intense mama bear cleverly corrupts her famous smile to an “everything’s okay” mask. Ultimately, Ben is Back is about the lies addicts tell their loved ones, and those their loved ones tell th