As I Lay Dying

2013 • 109 minutes

About this movie

Directed by Oscar-nominated James Franco from a screenplay by James Franco and Matt Rager, AS I LAY DYING is adapted from the 1930 classic American novel by William Faulkner. The story chronicles the Bundren family as they traverse the Mississippi countryside to bring the body of their deceased mother, Addie, to her hometown for burial. Addie's husband and their five children leave the farm on a carriage with her coffin, each affected by Addie's death in a profound and different way. Their road trip to Jefferson, some forty miles away, is disrupted by every antagonistic force of nature or man: flooded rivers, injury and accident, a raging barn fire, and not least of all -- each individual character's personal turmoil and inner commotion, which threatens the fabric of the family more than any outside force.

Ratings and reviews

To the douche nugget who was saying how great this movie probably thinka godfather3 is the best one....people its ok 2 have your own opinion..franco has turned kinda of dark actor....I just hope he doesn't go to far...we dont need another ledger.....I guess iam use 2 seeing him funny.danny mcbride has come a long way 2.

This movies great if you like getting high and watching James Franco and Danny McBride smoke a bunch of doobies and go cattle ranchin'.

Not your typical hollywood movie. You actually have to think about this story as you go. It would be hard for some of the mindless brainless people out there to understand this.