Ben Is Back
“One family. One day.”
19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
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Cast
52 people
Julia Roberts
Holly Burns
Known for
Pretty Woman
Notting Hill
Lucas Hedges
Ben Burns
Known for
Manchester by the Sea
Lady Bird
Courtney B. Vance
Mr. Beeby
Known for
The Mummy
FlashForward
Kathryn Newton
Ivy Burns
Known for
Big Little Lies
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Rachel Bay Jones
Beth Conyers
Known for
The Good Doctor
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
David Zaldivar
Spencer 'Spider' Webbs
Also in
Pete's Putrid Peas
Rémy
Alexandra Park
Cara K.
Known for
The Royals
12 Feet Deep
Michael Esper
Clayton
Known for
The Outsider
Fallout
Tim Guinee
Phil
Known for
Revolution
The Lost Room
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Sally
Known for
Defending Jacob
Hunters
Kristin Griffith
Mrs. Crane
Known for
Archive 81
Interiors
Jack Davidson
Dr. Crane
Known for
Shock Waves
Peter Hedges Director · Dickon Hinchliffe Composer Stuart Dryburgh Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $13M · United States release December 7, 2018
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,616,995
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Black Bear Pictures
Production
Color Force
Production
30WEST
Production
Sierra/Affinity
Production
LD Entertainment
Production · Distribution
Roadside Attractions
Production · Distribution
Lionsgate
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2018
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · December 7, 2018
Theatrical
United States
October 12, 2018 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival
Argentina
May 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Australia
December 17, 2018 · Theatrical
Austria
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 2, 2020 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 21, 2019 · Theatrical · IMDB mj.gov.br
Bulgaria
January 7, 2020 · TV
Canada
December 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Chile
February 14, 2019 · Theatrical
China
April 1, 2019 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
April 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
March 15, 2019 · Theatrical
France
January 16, 2019 · Theatrical
June 16, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Georgia
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Germany
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
May 20, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
February 28, 2019 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 28, 2019 · Theatrical
India
December 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Israel
February 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
May 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
May 23, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Norway
February 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Peru
May 2, 2019 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 28, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
December 5, 2018 · Theatrical
April 26, 2019 · Physical
Sweden
January 27, 2019 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 13, 2018 · Theatrical · German
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical · Italian
January 16, 2019 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 15, 2019 · Theatrical
July 22, 2019 · Digital
Uruguay
November 7, 2019 · Premiere · Festival de Cine de Montevideo
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