Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

I can't beat it.

2016138 min7.6 / 10

A deeply melancholic portrait of grief and estrangement, where a man must confront the irreversible loss and guilt that have defined his life.

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

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