Labor Day

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Labor Day

PG-13

2014

1h 51m

Romance

Drama

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At the tender age of 13, Henry Wheeler (Gattlin Griffith) grapples with the pains of adolescence while caring for his troubled, reclusive mother, Adele (Kate Winslet). One day while shopping for school supplies, Henry and Adele encounter Frank Chambers (Josh Brolin), an intimidating man but one who clearly needs their help. Frank convinces the two of them to take him into their home, but later it becomes clear that he is a convict who has escaped. Based on the novel by Joyce Maynard.

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Critics Consensus

Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin make for an undeniably compelling pair, but they can't quite rescue Labor Day from the pallid melodrama of its exceedingly ill-advised plot.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Jun 18, 2016

Too often, 'Labor Day' feels like a sternly resolved, self-consciously determined break from that tradition, a filmmaker deciding "I am making a Serious Drama" and steadfastly refusing to allow even a note of levity into the proceedings.

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

Mar 23, 2014

1/5

The initial Hitchcockian tension soon slackens into slop, with a dash of lukewarm eroticism.

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

Mar 21, 2014

3/5

Performances are strong, the chemistry is palpable and romantic sorts will get something from the Stockholm syndrome story.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 20, 2025

5/5

Reitman finds the right tone to pull off this story's glowing evolution from fearful to tearful.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Aug 12, 2024

D+

Labor Day is a tragic mess on all kinds of levels. It’s not that you’d expect this movie to win awards or anything, but you can expect a lot more from Reitman, who really misses the mark big time here.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 19, 2023

2/4

The movie’s compression of characterizations and storylines makes it seem like it was adapted from one of those trashy beach reads that are digested and forgotten over the course of one sunburnt afternoon.

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Gordon H

@RT21166176 Sep 21, 2026

Surprisingly, given the cast, Labor Day ranks right down there with Bridges of Madison County as one of the worst films ever made.

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dont W

@bgrishappy Sep 7, 2026

It is an alright movie with a good premise.

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Panayiota K

@Penny672 Sep 2, 2026

I loved the premise and the chemistry between Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. I did not love the whole 'she needs a man to feel happy again and go out" though. Also, the puberty journey of the child through his relationship with the mother was so weird

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Cannon C

@Abustar Jan 18, 2026

Great movie highly recommend it but they should have let the escaped tell his story to the women rather than show us flashbacks only but yeah this movie is nice

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 19, 2025

Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são ruins, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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David B

@KingofBelAir Aug 10, 2025

How does this have such a low score, it was a really good movie. Well directed and great acting.

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Synopsis

At the tender age of 13, Henry Wheeler (Gattlin Griffith) grapples with the pains of adolescence while caring for his troubled, reclusive mother, Adele (Kate Winslet). One day while shopping for school supplies, Henry and Adele encounter Frank Chambers (Josh Brolin), an intimidating man but one who clearly needs their help. Frank convinces the two of them to take him into their home, but later it becomes clear that he is a convict who has escaped. Based on the novel by Joyce Maynard.

Director: Jason Reitman
Producer: Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith, Jason Reitman, Helen Estabrook
Screenwriter: Jason Reitman
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Mr. Mudd, Right of Way Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sexuality|Brief Violence|Thematic Material)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 28, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.4M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital

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