Release: The Case Against 8

The Case Against 8
Genre: Drama
Director: James Franco
Writer: Alex Conn
Based on the documentary
Cast: James Franco, Mark Rylance, Jeff Bridges, Bradley Whitford, Joan Cusack, Matt Bomer, Matthew Morrison, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Lahti, Chris Colfer, John Early




Budget: $27,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $42,001,195
Foreign Box Office: $19,281,318
Total Profit: $16,590,164

Reaction: After a few flops in a row, writer Alex Conn should be pleased that this one managed to turn a solid profit at the box office. It's his biggest hit as a solo writer since The Letter J back in Season 14.

"I have to give writer Alex Conn credit for delivering something more coherent (and less littered with bizarre product placements) than several of his other recent projects. The characters have goals, and James Franco does a decent job both in front of and behind the camera." - Dave Manning, The Ridgefield Press

"It is not too surprising to hear this is based on a documentary as it honestly felt more educational than entertaining at times. Jeff Bridges is the standout of the cast but even he feels like he is not quite given enough to do." - Phil Silva, The Atlantic

"The film is mostly well-cast - especially Franco, Bridges and Whitford, although the female casting left a lot to be desired - but the film feels dry from a story standpoint. I feel like the film gave us a few facts and a couple scenes of testimonies that feel ripped from Court TV more so than from a Hollywood movie, but it only gives us one side of the story and feels too beholden to the documentary it's based on. Aside from the few leads, everyone else feels like they're reading from a transcript rather than creating a character." - Kate Yarbrough, The Guardian

Rated PG-13 for language and some thematic material