Lullaby (2014 film)

Lullaby is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Andrew Levitas, and starring Garrett Hedlund, Richard Jenkins, Anne Archer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Amy Adams, Jessica Barden, Terrence Howard, and Jennifer Hudson.^[1] The movie explores the right-to-die issues of a cancer-stricken Jewish patriarch who has decided to stop taking his medication and turn off his life support machines, and how his decision affects his family members' relationships with him and with each other.

Lullaby
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Directed by	Andrew Levitas
Written by	Andrew Levitas
Produced by	Cary Brokaw Andrea Stone-Brokaw
Starring	Garrett Hedlund Richard Jenkins Jessica Brown Findlay Anne Archer Jennifer Hudson Jessica Barden Terrence Howard Amy Adams
Cinematography	Florian Ballhaus
Edited by	Julie Monroe
Music by	Patrick Leonard
Production companies	Avenue Pictures Ananta Productions Metalwork Pictures Media House Capital Lullaby New York
Distributed by	ARC Entertainment
Release date	June 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Garrett Hedlund as Jonathan
• Richard Jenkins as Robert
• Anne Archer as Rachel
• Jessica Brown Findlay as Karen
• Amy Adams as Emily
• Jessica Barden as Meredith
• Terrence Howard as Dr. Crier
• Jennifer Hudson as Nurse Carrie
• Daniel Sunjata as Officer Ramirez
• Frankie Shaw as Janice
• Darren Le Gallo as Ethan
• Maddie Corman as Beth
• Anne Vyalitsyna as Brooke
• Sterling Jerins as Young Karen
• Robert Bogue as Steven Lavipour
• Zac Ballard as Nicholas

Production

On February 6, 2014, ARC Entertainment announced that they have acquired all the North American distribution rights to the film.^[2]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 29% of 28 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.2/10.^[3] Metacritic rated it 35/100 based on 14 reviews.^[4]