The Book of Henry deserves a few points for ambition, but its tonal juggling act -- and a deeply maudlin twist -- may leave viewers gaping in disbelief rather than choking back tears.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Colin Trevorrow -
Producer -
Sidney Kimmel , Jenette Kahn , Adam Richman , Carla Hacken -
Screenwriter -
Gregg Hurwitz -
Distributor -
Focus Features -
Production Co -
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment , Double Nickel Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Brief Strong Language) -
Genre -
Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 16, 2017, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 10, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$4.2M -
Runtime -
1h 40m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , SDDS , Dolby Digital