The Hollars
About The Hollars
Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend Rebecca, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.
The Hollars is a 2016 comedy film directed by John Krasinski. Its themes are dysfunctional family, brothers, return to hometown, and brain tumor.
John Krasinski appears as John Hollar, Margo Martindale as Sally Hollar, Richard Jenkins as Don Hollar, and Sharlto Copley as Ron Hollar. At 88 minutes long, it arrived in August 2016.
The screenplay is by Jim Strouse. Produced by Groundswell Productions. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
The Iron Claw, Little Miss Sunshine, and Manchester by the Sea make useful companions to The Hollars, all filed under family relationships. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 342 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.