Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Direction
Spielberg's most nakedly personal work—every frame is confessional
Acting
Michelle Williams operates on frequencies only dogs and Oscars can hear
Cinematography
Kamiński makes suburban Arizona look like memory itself dissolving
Director
Steven Spielberg
Michelle Williams
Mitzi Fabelman
Paul Dano
Burt Fabelman
Seth Rogen
Benny Loewy
Gabriel LaBelle
Sammy Fabelman
Mateo Zoryan Francis-DeFord
Younger Sammy Fabelman
Keeley Karsten
Natalie Fabelman
Alina Brace
Young Natalie Fabelman
Julia Butters
Reggie Fabelman
Birdie Borria
Younger Reggie Fabelman
Judd Hirsch
Uncle Boris
Sophia Kopera
Lisa Fabelman
Jeannie Berlin
Hadassah Fabelman
Robin Bartlett
Tina Schildkraut
Sam Rechner
Logan Hall
Oakes Fegley
Chad Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real-life Burt Fabelman—Arnold Spielberg—died in 2020, never seeing this film. Steven started writing it immediately after. The guilt is practically in the celluloid.
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