Ballast

Ballast

2008

Newly widowed by her husband's shocking suicide, recovering addict Marlee (Tarra Riggs) struggles to raise her young son, James (JimMyron Ross), by herself. Inconsolable over the suicide and unequipped to face life without a father, the stunned James reaches out to his estranged uncle Lawrence (Micheal J. Smith Sr.), his father's stoic identical twin. In the wake of their reunion, James sets out on a painful, meandering path that inevitably lands him and his grieving family in grave danger.

JBscale
84
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
1 hr. 36 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 19, 2008
US Box Office
$77,556 (#6674 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
November 10, 2009
Acquired Date
November 10, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Micheal J. Smith Sr.
Micheal J. Smith Sr.
JimMyron Ross
JimMyron Ross
Tarra Riggs
Tarra Riggs
Johnny McPhail
Johnny McPhail
Jeremy Jordan
Jeremy Jordan

Directors

Lance Hammer
Lance Hammer

Producers

Lance Hammer
Lance Hammer
Nina Parikh
Nina Parikh

Writers

Lance Hammer
Lance Hammer

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh Certified
93%
Tomatometer
80 votes
RT Hot
72%
Popcornmeter
2,500 votes
METASCORE
84
24 votes
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2,442 votes

Additional Info

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  3. Common Sense Media