Firstborn (1984)

Directed by

Michael Apted

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager named Jake Livingston sees his home life fall apart when his mother's unreliable boyfriend moves in. The boyfriend drags the mother into a chaotic and destructive lifestyle, leaving Jake to cope with the fallout.

tensemelancholicseriousslow-burngrittyunsettlingbleakfamily-centered

What happens

Firstborn (titled Moving In in Europe) is a 1984 American drama film starring Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Corey Haim, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., and Christopher Collet. It was filmed in New Jersey and New York State. Firstborn centers on teenager Jake Livingston (played by Collett), whose home life is thrown into disarray when his mother's ne'er-do-well boyfriend moves in and pulls her into his dissolute lifestyle. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 31, 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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