The Glass Castle (2017)

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Find beauty in the struggle.

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.

• Released: 2017-08-11
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 7m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 917 votes

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.

Top cast

• Brie Larson as Jeannette Walls
• Woody Harrelson as Rex Walls
• Naomi Watts as Rose Mary Walls
• Max Greenfield as David
• Sarah Snook as Lori Walls
• Ella Anderson as Jeannette Walls (Age 10)
• Sadie Sink as Lori Walls (Age 12)
• Robin Bartlett as Erma Walls
• Chandler Head as Jeannette Walls (Age 5 and 6)
• Iain Armitage as Brian Walls (Age 5)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Glass Castle

• United States: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV; 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
• United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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