Grace Is Gone

Grace Is Gone
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames C. Strouse
Written byJames C. Strouse
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJean-Louis Bompoint
Edited byJoe Klotz
Music byClint Eastwood
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release dates
  • January 21, 2007 (2007-01-21) (Sundance)
  • December 7, 2007 (2007-12-07) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office$1.1 million[2]

Grace Is Gone is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by James C. Strouse in his directorial debut. It stars John Cusack as a father who cannot bring himself to tell his two daughters that their mother, a soldier in the U.S. Army, has just been killed on a tour of duty in Iraq. On January 29, 2007, it won the Audience Award for Drama at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

The film was produced by Plum Pictures and New Crime Productions and purchased by Harvey Weinstein for distribution by The Weinstein Company. Weinstein announced plans to mount an Academy Award campaign on behalf of Cusack.[3] It is the only film scored by Clint Eastwood that he did not direct.

  1. ^ Goldstein, Gregg (January 22, 2007). "Saving 'Grace' at Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ "Grace is Gone (2007)". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "John Cusack: Two movies, two dad roles". Associated Press. November 1, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via TODAY.com.