Drama thriller

Don McKay (2010): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Don McKay
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2010-04-02
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Thomas Haden Church, Elisabeth Shue, Melissa Leo

Don McKay is a 2010 drama thriller starring Thomas Haden Church, Elisabeth Shue and Melissa Leo. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes and earned $13,722 worldwide. Critics gave it 38% on Rotten Tomatoes and 50 on Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes: 38%
worldwide gross: $13.7K
Metascore: 50

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Released: April 2, 2010
Runtime: 1h 27m (87 min)
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Thriller
Original language: English
Studio: Image Entertainment
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Don McKay About?

The premise of Don McKay without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

After a long absence, a solitary man returns to his hometown, seeking to reconnect with a past love. His journey unearths buried secrets and painful truths, forcing him to confront the unresolved issues and emotional scars that have shaped his life. He must now reckon with the ghosts of his past and the impact they've had on him.

Don McKay Themes & Keywords

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marriage proposal
hospital
blood on shirt
bee sting
ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship
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Cast & crew

Don McKay Cast

Thomas Haden Church leads the cast, with Elisabeth Shue and Melissa Leo.

Ratings

Don McKay Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Don McKay 38% on Rotten Tomatoes and 50 on Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes

38% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 24%
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Metacritic

50 Metascore
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TMDB

49% User score
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Plot

Don McKay Plot Summary

What happens in Don McKay from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Don McKay, Thomas Haden Church, is a lonely high school janitor whose quiet life is disrupted by a letter from his old flame, Sonny, Elisabeth Shue. In the letter, Sonny asks him to come back to their hometown because she is dying of an unnamed disease. Though he is wary—memory of an old murder investigation still lingers—the lure of closure and a chance to reconnect pulls him back.

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