“What They Had” by Elizabeth Chomko (2018)

Rene Hirsch
MdW (movies directed by women)
1 min readMay 19, 2020

(very good) Movies directed by women

Impressive First Features

Great script, direction, images, gender content and message
Excellent personages and dialogues

Substantial but flowing family drama with great acting
Excellent first feature!

So many feelings are wrapped up in a story like “What They Had.” “ [Monica Castillo]

Rotten Tomatoes Critics 7,3
Metascore 6,9
Roger Ebert 8,8
Rotten Tomatoes Audience 8,8
IMDB 6,6
Average critics 7,7
Average public 7,7

Cast: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga, Aimee Garcia, Josh Lucas, Jay Montepare, Jennifer Robideau
Director: Elizabeth Chomko
Writer: Elizabeth Chomko
Music by Danny Mulhern
Cinematography by Roberto Schaefer
Film Editing by Tom McArdle

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