"Beginners" imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver. Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who -- following 44 years of marriage -- came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal's new honesty, by turns funny and moving, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.

GENRE: Comedydrama
MPAA RATING: R
RUN TIME: 1h 44m
RELEASE DATE: June 03, 2011
STARRING: Ewan McGregor, Melanie Laurent, Christopher Plummer, Goran Visnjic, Bill Oberst Jr.
DIRECTOR(S): Mike Mills
PRODUCER(S): Miranda De Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Leslie Urdang, Jay Van Hoy, Dean Vanech
WRITER(S): Mike Mills
STUDIO: Focus Features