To the Bone ( film ) - wikipedia To the Bone ( film ) Not to be confused with To the Bone ( Steven Wilson album ). To the Bone Directed by Marti Noxon Produced by Bonnie Curtis Karina Miller Julie Lynn Written by Marti Noxon Starring Lily Collins Carrie Preston Lili Taylor Keanu Reeves Music by Fil Eisler Cinematography Richard Wong Edited by Elliot Greenberg Production company AMBI Group Sparkhouse Media Foxtail Entertainment Mockingbird Pictures To the Bone Productions Distributed by Netflix Release date January 22, 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 22 ) ( Sundance ) July 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 14 ) ( Netflix ) Running time 107 minutes Country United States Language English To the Bone is a 2017 American drama film, written and directed by Marti Noxon. The film stars Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, Lili Taylor, Alex Sharp, Liana Liberato, Brooke Smith, and Retta. The film follows a young woman ( Collins ) as she battles anorexia. The film premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017, as a contender in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. It was released worldwide on Netflix on July 14, 2017. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4.1 Critical reception 5 References 6 External links Plot Ellen is a 20 - year - old college dropout who returns home to the house of her stepmother and father after struggling through an inpatient program and failing to make any progress. With her absentee father unwilling to deal with her, Ellen 's stepmother, Susan, sets her up with a specialist, Dr. William Beckham, who insists that Ellen join his inpatient program. Ellen is reluctant to do so, but her mind is changed by her younger sister. Ellen moves into the house with six other patients that include five young women and Luke, an upbeat ballet dancer, who is near recovery on both his anorexia and a knee injury. Luke acts as a moral cheerleader for the other patients and takes a special interest in Ellen, eventually revealing that he is a fan of Ellen 's art. At a family therapy session with Beckham, Ellen 's father fails to show up. It is revealed that until eighteen months earlier, Ellen was living with her mother, who abandoned her to move to Phoenix, Arizona, and also that the artwork she posted on Tumblr was cited as an influence by a girl who later killed herself. Ellen promises to try to do better, but instead continues to lose weight. Ellen makes headway, changing her name to Eli and bonding with the other members of the house. She is surprised, however, when Luke kisses her and admits he is starting to fall in love with her. She panics and quickly rejects him. Later on, she learns that Megan, another woman in the house, who was pregnant, miscarried her baby, having resumed her purging after reaching the twelve week mark and believing it was safe. The event sends Eli into a tailspin, and she decides to run away. On her way out, Luke begs her to stay, telling her that he needs her as he realizes that his knee condition is permanent and he will never be able to properly dance again and needs something new to focus on. Eli leaves anyway. Near death, Eli goes to her mother 's home. That night, her mother expresses guilt for the postpartum depression she had after giving birth to Ellen and suggests that she might try feeding Eli with a bottle while rocking her to help solve both their issues. Eli finds the idea strange, but after her mother tells her that she accepts if she chooses death, she decides to go along with the idea and allows herself to be rocked while her mother feeds her rice milk from a bottle. After eating, Eli goes for a walk at night. Passing out, she hallucinates that she is in a tree where she kisses Luke, who reveals to her how sick she is. He gives her a piece of coal that is her courage, and she swallows it. Waking up from her dream, Eli decides to return home. She embraces her stepmother and her sister before continuing on to Beckham 's inpatient program. Cast Lily Collins as Ellen ( Eli ), 20 year old anorexic patient Keanu Reeves as Dr. William Beckham Carrie Preston as Susan, Ellen 's stepmother Lili Taylor as Judy, Ellen 's mother Alex Sharp as Luke, 19 year old anorexic patient Liana Liberato as Kelly, Ellen 's 18 year old half - sister Brooke Smith as Olive, Judy 's girlfriend Leslie Bibb as Megan, an anorexic patient Kathryn Prescott as Anna, a bulimic patient Ciara Quinn Bravo as Tracy, a bulimic patient Maya Eshet as Pearl, an anorexic patient Lindsay McDowell as Kendra, a patient suffering from binge eating disorder. Retta as Lobo, the inpatient Nurse Production In March 2016, it was announced that Lily Collins had been cast in a leading role in an anorexia drama film titled To the Bone, written and directed by Marti Noxon, based on Noxon 's early battle with the eating disorder. The film marks Noxon 's feature directorial debut Later that month, Keanu Reeves joined the cast, portraying the role of a doctor. On March 29, Carrie Preston was cast as Collins ' character 's stepmother. AMBI Group was later reported to be co-producing and financing the picture. In early April, it was reported that Lili Taylor, Alex Sharp, Brooke Smith, and Liana Liberato had joined the cast of the film in unknown roles. On April 11, Ciara Bravo was cast in the supporting role of Tracy, a young girl also suffering from an eating disorder. Principal photography began in late March 2016 in Los Angeles. Release The film held its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017. It was featured as a contender in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. In 2017, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film and was released worldwide on July 14, 2017. Critical reception To the Bone currently holds an 67 % approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 54 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.5 / 10. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` To the Bone offers an insightful, empathetic look at a widespread issue, led by exemplary work from Lily Collins in the central role. '' Metacritic gives the film an average score of 64 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Justin Chang of The Los Angeles Times wrote that the film was `` part character study, part PSA '' and that it `` chronicles a brief but meaningful period in its protagonist 's healing journey. '' Chang said of Lily Collins performance, `` In a different film, Ellen 's sharp tongue might have made her an insufferable fount of wisecracking negativity, but Collins ' performance is subtler than that, and the script gives her ample opportunity to reveal the character 's more complicated, vulnerable edges. '' References ^ Jump up to : `` 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL : COMPETITION AND NEXT LINEUP ANNOUNCED ''. Sundance Film Festival. November 29, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Hipes, Patrick ( March 21, 2016 ). `` Lily Collins To Star In Marti Noxon 's Dark Anorexia Comedy ' To The Bone ' ''. Deadline.com. Jump up ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice ( March 29, 2016 ). `` Keanu Reeves Joins Anorexia Drama ' To the Bone ' ''. TheWrap. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( March 29, 2016 ). `` Carrie Preston Joins Marti Noxon 's Eating Disorder Movie ' To the Bone ' ''. Variety. Jump up ^ Kay, Jeremy ( April 4, 2016 ). `` AMBI to finance ' To The Bone ' ''. ScreenDaily. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( April 4, 2016 ). `` Lili Taylor, Alex Sharp, Brooke Smith Join Anorexia Comedy ' To the Bone ' ''. Variety. Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff ( April 11, 2016 ). `` ' Big Time Rush ' Alum Ciara Bravo Joins Lily Collins in Anorexia Movie ' To the Bone ' ''. TheWrap. Jump up ^ Fleming Jr, Mike ( January 24, 2017 ). `` Netflix Making $8 Million Deal For Lily Collins - Keanu Reeves Drama ' To The Bone ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Heath, Paul ( 2017 - 04 - 20 ). `` Netflix confirms date for original film ' To The Bone ' with Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves ''. The Hollywood News. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 21. Jump up ^ `` To the Bone ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` To the Bone Reviews ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-to-the-bone-review-20170713-story.html Jump up ^ Chang, Justin ( July 13, 2017 ). `` Lily Collins plays an anorexic in the sardonic, empathetic drama ' To the Bone ' ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2018. External links To the Bone on IMDb To the Bone at Rotten Tomatoes Netflix films and documentaries Current Documentaries The Zen of Bennett ( 2012 ) The Short Game ( 2013 ) The Square ( 2014 ) Mitt ( 2014 ) The Battered Bastards of Baseball ( 2014 ) Print the Legend ( 2014 ) E-Team ( 2014 ) Virunga ( 2014 ) Hot Girls Wanted ( 2015 ) What Happened, Miss Simone ? 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Question: who plays the sister in to the bone
Answer: Liana Liberato