A single mom struggles to raise her adolescent son. Digital HD Year 2016 Theatrical Release 2016-12-28 Video Release 2017-03-28 Studio A24 Films Genre Comedy MPAA Rating R CARA sexual material, language, some nudity and brief drug use Color Color Runtime 118 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Set in Santa Barbara, the film follows Dorothea Fields Annette Bening , a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie newcomer Lucas Jade Zumann, in a breakout performance at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women in Jamie's upbringing via Abbie Greta Gerwig , a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home, and Julie Elle Fanning , a savvy and provocative teenage neighbor. Director Mike Mills Cast Mike Mills; Alia Shawkat; Elle Fanning; Laura Wiggins; Annette Bening; Greta Gerwig; Billy Crudup; John Billingsley; Casey Burke; Matty Cardarople; Waleed Zuaiter