A former convict finds unexpected family with an outcast boy, but his past threatens their fragile new life.
Melancholy and earnest. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Apple TV+.
Nothing past what an R promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.
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After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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