Eddie Palmer is a former high school football star and ex-felon who just got out of prison after 12 years. He lives with his grandmother Vivian, who also occasionally watches over a flamboyant young boy named Sam.

Palmer eventually begins working at the local school as a janitor, and after Vivian passes away, is forced to become Sam's temporary guardian with his mom Shelly constantly leaving town. Although initially not wanting anything to do with Sam, Palmer soon bonds with the boy, taking him to the high school football game and bowling fundraiser, striking up a relationship with Sam’s teacher, Maggie.

One day, Sam comes home crying with makeup garishly smeared on his face. Palmer assumes it was Sam's classmates who did it, but finds out that it was his own friends (led by Daryl) who committed the act. Palmer beats one of them up at a bar. Shelly returns to reclaim Sam, but he is then taken by Child Protective Services. Palmer attempts to receive guardianship but is denied due to his parole status. The courts temporarily return Sam to Shelly but Palmer witnesses her abusive boyfriend physically abusing them both. Palmer intervenes, sees that both are using drugs in front of Sam, and flees with the boy.

Shelly calls the police and Palmer is accused of kidnapping. He brings the boy back and is arrested, with Sam crying that he wants to be with Palmer instead of his own mother. Seeing this, Shelly refuses to press charges and chooses to give Palmer parental custody of Sam.


Justin Timberlake as Eddie Palmer

Ryder Allen as Sam, Eddie's young neighbor

Alisha Wainwright as Maggie Hayes, Sam's teacher

June Squibb as Vivian Palmer, Eddie's grandmother

Juno Temple as Shelly, Sam's mother

Jesse C. Boyd as Coles

J.D. Evermore as Principal Forbes

Lance E. Nichols as Sibs, Eddie's boss

Dean Winters as Jerry, Shelly's boyfriend

Jay Florsheim as football referee




Directed byFisher StevensProduced by

Charlie Corwin

Daniel Nadler

Charles B. Wessler

Sidney Kimmel

John Penotti

Written byCheryl GuerrieroStarring

Justin Timberlake

Juno Temple

Alisha Wainwright

June Squibb

Ryder Allen

Music byTamar-kaliCinematographyTobias A. SchliesslerEdited byGeoffrey Richman

Production
companies

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Rhea Films

Hercules Film Fund

Distributed byApple TV+

Release date

January 29, 2021

Running time

110 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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