An Unfinished Life

About An Unfinished Life

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate, and with a granddaughter he's never known.

An Unfinished Life is a 2005 drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. The film is filed under sheriff, family drama, grandparent grandchild relationship, and second chance.

Robert Redford appears as Einar Gilkyson, Jennifer Lopez as Jean Gilkyson, Morgan Freeman as Mitch Bradley, and Becca Gardner as Griff Gilkyson. Released in September 2005, it runs 108 minutes.

The screenplay is by Mark Spragg and Virginia Korus Spragg. It was produced by Initial Entertainment Group and The Ladd Company. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential.

Reminders of Him, Hereditary, and Unforgiven make useful companions to An Unfinished Life, all filed under broken relationships and loss of loved one. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 729 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.