Ben Is Back

Suburban mom Holly Burns (Julia Roberts) came home on Christmas Eve and found a gift she met with as much dread as joy: her troubled teenage son Ben (Lucas Hedges), excused from drug rehab to spend the holiday. The tense few days that follow, as the sundry demons of Ben's past come to trouble-and even imperil-his wary family, are uncompromisingly chronicled in Peter Hedges' intense domestic drama. Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Michael Esper, Rachel Bay Jones also star. 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish.