Imaginary Heroes
“People are never who they seem to be.”
Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with mixed results.
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Cast
52 people
Sigourney Weaver
Sandy Travis
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Emile Hirsch
Tim Travis
Known for
Into the Wild
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Jeff Daniels
Ben Travis
Known for
The Martian
Dumb and Dumber
Michelle Williams
Penny Travis
Known for
Venom
Shutter Island
Kip Pardue
Matt Travis
Known for
Marvel's Runaways
Hostel: Part III
Deirdre O'Connell
Marge Dwyer
Known for
The Penguin
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ryan Donowho
Kyle Dwyer
Known for
The O.C.
Altitude
Suzanne Santo
Steph Connors
Also in
Blind Justice
Medium
Jay Paulson
Vern
Known for
Catch-22
I Am the Night
Luke Robertson
Jack Johnson
Known for
Godless
Levity
Lee Wilkof
Mitchell Goldstein
Known for
Max Headroom
The School of Rock
Terry Beaver
Dr. Montey
Known for
Hearts in Atlantis
Hopscotch
Dan Harris Director · Deborah Lurie Composer Tim Orr Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $291K · Budget $10M · United States release December 17, 2004
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$291,118
Production
QI Quality International
Production
Signature Pictures
Production
Linson Entertainment
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I)
Production
QI Quality International GmbH & Co. KG
Production
The Linson Company
Production
Belgium · Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 14, 2004
Theatrical
United States · December 17, 2004
Theatrical
Austria
March 1, 2010 · TV · ORF 2
Denmark
September 14, 2004 · Physical
Germany
November 10, 2005 · Theatrical
April 25, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Spain
June 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 14, 2004 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
July 1, 2005 · Theatrical
March 2, 2009 · Physical · DVD
March 31, 2025 · Digital
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