Grace Is Gone (2007)

6.7PG-1385 minDirector: James C. Strouse

2007 American film

Grace Is Gone is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by James C. Strouse in his directorial debut. It stars John Cusack as a father who cannot bring himself to tell his two daughters that their mother, a soldier in the U.S. Army, has just been killed on a tour of duty in Iraq. On January 29, 2007, it won the Audience Award for Drama at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

The film was produced by Plum Pictures and New Crime Productions and purchased by Harvey Weinstein for distribution by The Weinstein Company. Weinstein announced plans to mount an Academy Award campaign on behalf of Cusack. It is the only film scored by Clint Eastwood that he did not direct.

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

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What is Grace Is Gone about?
Grace Is Gone (2007) — Stan Philipps's wife Grace is a sergeant with the U.S. Army. While she's posted to Iraq, the earnest Stan is home in Minnesota with their daughters, Heidi, 12, and Dawn, 8. He manages a home supply store. After morning visitors bring Stan news, he takes the girls for a car ride t
Is Grace Is Gone based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Grace Is Gone scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.