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Fireflies in the Garden (2008)

★ 6.4R120 min

2008 American film

Fireflies in the Garden is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Dennis Lee and starring Willem Dafoe, Ryan Reynolds, and Julia Roberts. It premiered at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on October 14, 2011.

Set in the present day, the film revolves around a three-generation family using numerous flashbacks to childhood, with focus on the relationship between domineering Charles and his son Michael and sister-in-law Jane. A car accident on the way to a family reunion and the ensuing funeral set the scene for Michael to discover more about the inner lives and affairs of his family and a route to reconciliation.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Fireflies in the Garden about?
Fireflies in the Garden (2008) — A family with an abusive father, a sensitive son, and a mother out of her depth: we see them when Michael is about 12 and when he's in his 30's, a writer of romance novels, going home for his mother and sister's college graduations. We go back and forth between the two periods: w
Is Fireflies in the Garden based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Fireflies in the Garden scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.