Neverwas (2005)

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Every fairy tale needs its hero.

Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn't reveal at the time of his appointment is that this was the very place where his novelist father, T.L. Pierson, spent many years of his life.

• Released: 2005-09-09
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 142 votes

Directed by Joshua Michael Stern.

Top cast

• Ian McKellen as Gabriel Finch
• Aaron Eckhart as Zach Riley
• Brittany Murphy as Maggie Blake
• Nick Nolte as T. L. Pierson
• Jessica Lange as Katherine Pierson
• William Hurt as Dr. Peter Reed
• Bill Bellamy as Martin Sands
• Alan Cumming as Jake
• Vera Farmiga as Eleanna
• Michael Moriarty as Dick

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Neverwas

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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