The Glass Castle ( film ) - wikipedia The Glass Castle ( film ) The Glass Castle Theatrical release poster Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Produced by Gil Netter Ken Kao Screenplay by Destin Daniel Cretton Andrew Lanham Marti Noxon Based on The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Starring Brie Larson Woody Harrelson Max Greenfield Sarah Snook Naomi Watts Music by Joel P. West Cinematography Brett Pawlak Edited by Nat Sanders Production company Gil Netter Productions Distributed by Lionsgate Release date August 9, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 09 ) ( Manhattan ) August 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 11 ) ( United States ) Running time 127 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $21.7 million The Glass Castle is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Cretton, Andrew Lanham, and Marti Noxon, based on Jeannette Walls 's 2005 memoir of the same name. Depicting Walls 's real - life childhood spent squatting in homes and living in poverty, the film stars Brie Larson as Walls with Naomi Watts, Woody Harrelson, Max Greenfield, and Sarah Snook in supporting roles. The film was released on August 11, 2017, by Lionsgate and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of its cast ( particularly Larson and Harrelson ) but criticized the mishandled tones and material. Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Release 3.1 Box office 3.2 Critical response 4 References 5 External links Cast Brie Larson as Jeannette Walls, the second daughter of Rex and Rose Mary Walls and Lori, Maureen and Brian 's second sister Ella Anderson as Young Jeannette Walls Chandler Head as Youngest Jeannette Walls Woody Harrelson as Rex Walls, Jeannette, Lori, Brian and Maureen 's alcoholic father and Rose Mary 's husband Sarah Snook as Lori Walls, the oldest daughter of Rex and Rose Mary Walls and Jeanette, Maureen and Brian 's older sister Olivia Kate Rice as Youngest Lori Walls Sadie Sink as Young Lori Walls Naomi Watts as Rose Mary Walls, Jeannette, Lori, Brian and Maureen 's eccentric mother and Rex 's wife Josh Caras as Brian Walls, the son of Rex and Rose Mary Walls and Jeanette, Lori and Maureen 's brother Iain Armitage as Youngest Brian Walls Charlie Shotwell as Young Brian Walls Brigette Lundy - Paine as Maureen Walls, the youngest daughter of Rex and Rose Mary Walls and Jeanette, Lori and Brian 's younger sister Charlie and Noemie Guyon as Baby Maureen Walls Eden Grace Redfield as three - year - old Maureen Walls Shree Crooks as Young Maureen Walls Max Greenfield as David, Jeanette 's husband. Dominic Bogart as Robbie Joe Pingue as Uncle Stanley Production In April 2012, it was revealed that Lionsgate acquired the rights to the book and Jennifer Lawrence was in talks to star in the film. In October 2013, it was revealed that Destin Daniel Cretton was in talks to direct the film and re-write the screenplay with Andrew Lanham from a previous draft by Marti Noxon. In October 2015, Brie Larson joined the cast of the film, replacing Lawrence who exited the film after a male lead could n't be found. In November 2015, Woody Harrelson joined the cast of the film. In March 2016, Naomi Watts joined the cast. In April 2016, Max Greenfield and Sarah Snook joined the cast. In May 2016, Ella Anderson joined the cast. Principal photography began on May 20, 2016, in Welch, West Virginia. Release The Glass Castle was released on August 11, 2017, by Lionsgate. Box office The Glass Castle grossed $17.3 million in the United States and Canada and $3.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $21.2 million. In North America, The Glass Castle was released alongside The Nut Job 2 : Nutty by Nature and Annabelle : Creation, and was projected to gross around $5 million from 1,461 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $1.7 million on its first day and $4.7 million over the weekend, finishing 9th at the box office. The film made $2.6 million in its second weekend ( a drop of 45.5 % ), finishing 12th. Critical response The Glass Castle received polarized reviews from critics who were appreciative of the performances of its cast, in particular of Larson and Harrelson, but criticized its screen adaptation from the memoir, the film 's length, and mishandled tones. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50 % based on 104 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` The Glass Castle has an affecting real - life story and a hard - working cast in its corner, but they are n't enough to outweigh a fundamentally misguided approach to the material. '' On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score 56 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A − '' on an A+ to F scale. Writing for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers said the film `` peddles easy uplift instead of cold, hard truths '' and gave it two stars out of four, saying, `` Hollywood has a knack for sanitizing books that deserve better. In the case of The Glass Castle, it 's a damn shame. '' Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun - Times also gave the film two out of four stars and was equally as critical for how the material was presented, writing : ``... a film that presents overwhelming evidence of Rex and Rose Mary as appalling human beings for 90 percent of the journey, and then asks us to give them a break ? No sale. '' References Jump up ^ `` The Glass Castle ''. AMC Theatres. Retrieved July 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` The Glass Castle ( 2017 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Jeff Giles ( August 10, 2017 ). `` Annabelle : Creation is a Potent Prequel ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Finke, Nikki ( April 23, 2012 ). `` Jennifer Lawrence In Talks To Star After Lionsgate Buys Rights To Jeannette Walls Memoir ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( October 9, 2013 ). `` ' Short Term 12 ' Director Circles ' Glass Castle ' Starring Jennifer Lawrence ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( October 9, 2015 ). `` Brie Larson Eyed for Lead in Lionsgate 's ' Glass Castle ' ''. Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( November 5, 2015 ). `` Woody Harrelson In Talks For ' The Glass Castle ' Opposite Brie Larson ''. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( March 29, 2016 ). `` Naomi Watts Joins Brie Larson in ' Glass Castle ' ''. Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( April 20, 2016 ). `` Max Greenfield in Talks to Star With Brie Larson in ' Glass Castle ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ A. Lincoln, Ross ( April 28, 2016 ). `` Sarah Snook In Talks For Lionsgate 's ' The Glass Castle ' Opposite Brie Larson ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Larson, Brie ( May 5, 2016 ). `` So happy that this deeply intelligent, ridiculously talented and totally inspiring creature @ ellaanderson4u is joining us as young Jeannette in The Glass Castle. We had the best time at color me mine. # tbt ''. Instagram. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Be in a movie : ' The Glass Castle ' filming today in Welch ''. Bluefield Daily Telograph. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Perry, Samantha ( May 20, 2016 ). `` ' The Glass Castle ' : Academy Award winning actress films scene in McDowell County ''. Bluefield Daily Telograph. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony ( May 4, 2017 ). `` ' The Glass Castle ' : Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts Drama Gets Summer Bow ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Annabelle : Creation ' Will Be This Summer 's Last Scream At The B.O. With Estimated $30 M+ Opening -- Preview ''. Deadline.com. August 9, 2017. ^ Jump up to : D'Allesandro, Anthony. `` New Line 's Dollhouse Of Dough : ' Annabelle : Creation ' Opening To $36 M + ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017. Jump up ^ D'Allesandro, Anthony. `` ' Hitman 's Bodyguard ' Flexes Muscle With $21 M+ Opening During Sleepy Summer Weekend ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Glass Castle ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Glass Castle reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Travers, Peter ( August 10, 2017 ). `` ' The Glass Castle ' Review : Legendary Memoir Gets the Mediocre - Movie Treatment ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Roeper, Richard ( August 10, 2017 ). `` Attempt to redeem reprehensible dad cracks ' The Glass Castle ' ''. Chicago Sun - Times. 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Question: who stars in the movie the glass castle
Answer: Brie Larson