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Still Alice

Still Alice

Drama · 2014

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

Movie details

Still Alice

“Live in the moment.”

2014 Drama 1h 41m

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7.5 / 10

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Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Wash Westmoreland · Richard Glatzer

Written by

Richard Glatzer · Wash Westmoreland

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Alice Howland

Kate Bosworth

Kate Bosworth

Anna Howland-Jones

Shane McRae

Shane McRae

Charlie Howland-Jones

Hunter Parrish

Hunter Parrish

Tom Howland

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

John Howland

Seth Gilliam

Seth Gilliam

Frederic Johnson

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Lydia Howland

Court is in session

Put Still Alice on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.