Wakefield

2016
15
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

18K

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Jennifer Garner and Bryan Cranston in Wakefield (2016)

Outwardly, Howard Wakefield is the picture of success. He has a loving wife and two daughters, a prestigious job as a Manhattan lawyer, and a comfortable home in the suburbs. Inwardly, though, he's suffocating. One day, something snaps and Howard goes into hiding in his garage attic. Leaving his family to wonder what happened to him, he observes them from the attic window -- an outsider spying in on his own life. As the days of self-imposed isolation stretch into months, Howard begins to wonder: is it even possible to go back to the way things were?

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Drama

A lawyer on the edge of madness decides to disassociate himself from his own life.A lawyer on the edge of madness decides to disassociate himself from his own life.A lawyer on the edge of madness decides to disassociate himself from his own life.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Videos7

Wakefield: Howard Spies On Beth

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Wakefield: Take The Shoes!

Photos45

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Trivia
Filmed in 20 days.

Goofs
The train Wakefield boarded from Grand Central was a diesel hauled train. A power outage might have affected the train's motion (electric trains stalled ahead etc), but it would not have affected the lights in the train given that the power comes from the diesel locomotive.

Quotes
Howard Wakefield: People will say that I left my wife and I suppose, as a factual matter, I did, but where was the intentionality? I had no thought of deserting her.

Connections
Featured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Jennifer Garner/Demetri Martin/Paula Poundstone (2017)

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Featured review

9/10

Loved it

Greetings from Lithuania.

What a pleasant surprise for me was "Wakefield" (2016). A drama without any action or suspense with a very simple premise that kept me glued to my screen.

"Wakefield" (2016) is a great and kinda unique character study drama. Its about character that was before, i now during a transformation and which will be after transformation.

Acting was superb (as usual) from a great Bryan Cranston. Writing and directing were also superb - at running time 1 h 45 min i was never bored or lost my interest in this kinda unique and haunting movie. Loved it.