Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson   Written by James Frey   Aaron Taylor-Johnson   Sam Taylor-Johnson   Cast Aaron Taylor-Johnson ... James Frey Billy Bob Thornton ... Leonard Odessa Young ... Lilly Giovanni Ribisi ... John Juliette Lewis ... Joanne Dash Mihok ... Lincoln Charles Parnell ... Miles Ryan Hurst ... Hank David Dastmalchian ... Roy Tom Amandes ... Dr. Baker Charlie Hunnam ... Bob Frey Jr. Andy Mackenzie ... Thug Eugene Byrd ... Matty Dominic Pace ... Cecil Drake Andrew ... Ed Andy Buckley ... Dentist Stevens Carson Meyer ... Arctic Eyes (as Carson Chapman Meyer) Keith Barber ... Old White Man Albert Malafronte ... Father David Ingrid Rogers ... Stewardess Frederick Lawrence ... Bartender Deep Singh ... Ticket Officer Bill Blair ... Piano Player Lynne Oropeza ... Psychiatric Nurse Elester Latham ... Sawyer Unit Patient Julian Goza ... College Student Darrell Keith Harris ... Shane-Kitchen Manager Brad Berryhill ... Leonard's Friend 1 Sean LoGrasso ... Leonard's Friend 2 Logan Devore ... Young James Frey Uncredited Cast Julio Cesar Almanza Rivera ... Black-Eyed Boy Produced by Pamela Abdy   Alex Heineman   David Krintzman   Andrew Rona   Dana Sano   Dara Weintraub   Original Music by Atticus Ross   Leopold Ross   Claudia Sarne

Additional Info Premiere: September 10, 2018 Theatrical Release: December 06, 2019 DVD Release: January 07, 2020 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies 3Blackdot Federal Films Makeready Snoopsquirrel The Picture Company Warner Bros. Distributors Momentum Pictures   (2019) (USA) (theatrical) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2020) (USA) (all media) (Digital & DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.2 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #6,098 / 21,074 Site Ranking #6,094 Silver City (2004) #6,095 April Fool's Day (2008) #6,096 The Last Shift (2020) #6,097 Nekromantik 2 (1991) #6,098 A Million Little Pieces (2018) #6,099 Frostbite (2006) #6,100 Ordinary Angels (2024) #6,101 Mazes And Monsters (1982) #6,102 Boarding Gate (2007)