After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.
Acting
Aniston's raw, vanity-free performance—scars, smudged mascara, and all.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes pain; Claire's cruelty as armor.
Practical Effects
The physicality of chronic pain made viscerally real.
Director
Daniel Barnz
Jennifer Aniston
Claire Bennett
Adriana Barraza
Silvana
Anna Kendrick
Nina Collins
Sam Worthington
Roy Collins
Mamie Gummer
Bonnie
Felicity Huffman
Annette
William H. Macy
Leonard
Chris Messina
Jason Bennett
Lucy Punch
Nurse Gayle
Britt Robertson
Becky
Ashley Crow
Stephanie
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Arturo
Camille Guaty
Tina
Allen Maldonado
Buddy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aniston underwent four hours of prosthetic makeup daily to create Claire's scarred back and face.
The film was largely ignored by audiences but became a quiet touchstone for chronic pain communities who praised its refusal to sanitize suffering.
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