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Away and Back poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.6 / 100
2015·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 36m

AWAY AND BACK

“Why do paths cross?”

Jack Peterson, a widowed father of three young children, encounters Ginny Newsom, a wildlife biologist, whose mission is tracking trumpeter swans, a family of which settle in a pond on the Peterson farm. Could that be romance in the air?

Above the Line
Jeff Bleckner·DirectorStephen Dyer·WriterJonah Lisa Dyer·WriterJames L. Carter·Director of PhotographyWilliam Ross·Original Music ComposerDavid Beatty·Editor
Cast
Jason Lee·Jack PetersonMinka Kelly·Ginny NewsomMaggie Elizabeth Jones·Frankie PetersonJaren Lewison·Kyle PetersonConnor Paton·Stretch PetersonJarod Joseph·Tim McMurrayDavid Haysom·Lars HenselMichaela Gilchrist·Amanda NethercottRyan Northcott·Dr. John BettsDavid LeReaney·Sheriff
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Jeff Bleckner·Director
Writing· 2
Stephen Dyer·WriterJonah Lisa Dyer·Writer
Camera· 1
James L. Carter·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
David Beatty·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
William Ross·Original Music Composer
Production· 5
Andrew Gottlieb·ProducerChad Oakes·ProducerBrent Shields·Executive ProducerMichael Frislev·ProducerFrank Konigsberg·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 1
Glenn Hughes·Picture Car Coordinator
By the Numbers
68.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Away and Back's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#E0F1F8
#A7C9D6
#FFFFFF
Mood
Calm, Natural
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster features a woman and a man, with a large white swan in the foreground. The woman is on the left, looking to her right, and the man is partially v”

Key Elements
Swan
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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