# The Benefactor (2015)

> An aging philanthropist’s drug-fueled guilt threatens his fragile reunion with the daughter of friends whose deaths he believes he caused.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/208372

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Andrew Renzi
- Cast: Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, Theo James, Dylan Baker, Cheryl Hines, Brian Anthony Wilson, Justin Goncalves, Dennisha Pratt
- TMDB rating: 4.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3165630/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, brooding, intimate, quiet evening, serious drama night

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