$5 a Day
In L.A., Flynn Parker loses his health-inspector job when his time in prison comes to light, his girlfriend Maggie moves out because of his prevarications, and his ne'er-do-well father Nat summons him to Atlantic City with a malignant-cancer tale. Flynn doesn't like Nat, a small-time hustler–and the cause of Flynn's jail time–but Nat cajoles his son into a cross-country trip through family memories toward New Mexico, where an experimental treatment awaits. The trip is not just about the past, but about whether either can tell the truth–then what to do with those truths. From time to time, Flynn calls Maggie to leave messages. And what about Flynn's mother? —<[email protected]>
Director: Nigel Cole
Actors: Alessandro Nivola, Amanda Peet, Christopher Walken, Dean Cain, Luis Ávalos, Peter Coyote, Sharon Stone
Country: United States
