Tully (2018) on Netflix
Marlo is pregnant with an unplanned third child and cares for a daughter and a son. Her brother offers to cover a night nanny. She says no, then Tully arrives.
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- Rotten Tomatoes87%
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Plot summary
Marlo is expecting an unplanned third child. She and her husband Drew have two other children. Their son Jonah has an undiagnosed behavioral disorder, and Marlo brushes his skin each night to lower his sensitivity to outside stimuli. Craig, her wealthy brother, offers to cover the cost of a night nanny, and Marlo turns him down. After Mia is born, the pumping, the diapers and the crying leave her overwhelmed and exhausted. A principal again recommends that Jonah move to another school, and Marlo leaves angry. The nanny, Tully, comes to the house that night.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Tully (2018)
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- Theron said she gained nearly 50 pounds for the role over a period of three and a half months. She had to eat around the clock to keep the weight on, and then it took her a year and a half to take the weight off after filming wrapped.
- Diablo Cody wrote the film as a way of dealing with her own difficult pregnancy, and the script helped her, becoming "a glowing, soothing presence I could return to whenever I felt overwhelmed".
