Detachment
Directed by Tony Kaye
Starring Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, Tim Blake Nelson, William L. Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Sami Gayle
7.6/10
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A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Screenplay
- Carl Lund
- Music
- Andrew Grush, Taylor Stewart
- Cinematography
- Tony Kaye
- Cast
- Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, Tim Blake Nelson, William L. Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Sami Gayle
Updated August 14, 2026
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