August: Osage County (2013) on Netflix
Violet Weston, who has cancer and an addiction to pills, calls her family to the Oklahoma home when her husband Beverly disappears. Her three daughters return with their own troubles.
- Netflix3.4/5
- IMDb7.2/10100,532 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes67%
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Plot summary
Beverly Weston, a poet with a drinking problem, hires Johnna Monevata to cook and care for his wife Violet, who is fighting mouth cancer and dependent on painkillers. Beverly then vanishes from the family house in Osage County, Oklahoma. Violet calls her sister Mattie Fae and her three daughters home. Mattie Fae arrives with her husband Charles and their son Little Charles. Barbara, the oldest daughter, travels from Colorado with Bill, her estranged husband, and their daughter Jean. Ivy, the middle daughter, already lives nearby. Karen, the youngest, brings her fiancé Steve Huberbrecht. As the family gathers during an August heatwave, long-standing friction among the Weston women comes to the surface.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about August: Osage County (2013)
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- Andrea Riseborough was cast as Karen but withdrew over scheduling conflicts, and Juliette Lewis replaced her; Renée Zellweger had also been considered for the part. Chloë Grace Moretz auditioned for the role of Jean.
