Demolition (2016)

Director
Jean-Marc Vallée

Main cast
Jake Gyllenhaal; Chris Cooper; Naomi Watts; Heather Lind; Judah Lewis

Genres
Drama

Description
An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets in Chicago.


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