What They Had

What They Had
Theatrical release poster
Directed byElizabeth Chomko
Written byElizabeth Chomko
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoberto Schaefer
Edited byTom McArdle
Music byDanny Mulhern
Production
companies
  • Unified Pictures
  • Bona Fide Productions
  • Look to the Sky Films
  • June Pictures
Distributed byBleecker Street
Release dates
  • January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21) (Sundance)
  • October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$260,136[2]

What They Had is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko in her feature directorial debut. Starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga, and Josh Lucas, the film follows two siblings in conflict with their father over whether or not to put their mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, in a nursing home.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 19, 2018, by Bleecker Street.[3]

  1. ^ "Premieres – What They Had". Sundance Film Festival. Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "What They Had". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Chuba, Kirsten (February 16, 2018). "Bleecker Street Announces Release Dates, Including 'Colette,' 'Papillon,' 'On Chesil Beach'". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2018.