Directed by:
Brian HoriuchiScreenplay:
Brian HoriuchiCinematography:
John GuleserianCast:
Alexis Bledel, Rosario Dawson, Teresa Palmer, Josh Hartnett, Penn Badgley, Gena Rowlands, Frank Langella, Hill Harper, Jon Prescott, Conor Leslie (more)VOD (2)
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Parts per Billion tells the interwoven stories of three couples as a final, terrible war forces them to choose between survival and oblivion, hope and fear, life and death. Len (Josh Hartnett) put his wife Mia (Rosario Dawson) through law school; now jobless, he's at home, putting up shelves, while she's out working, thinking about other men, testing her feelings. On the day the war starts, all that falls away - at least for a few hours - as they search for each other through the chaos. One of Mia's clients, Andy (Frank Langella), though weighed down by guilt because of the part he played in causing the devastation, tries to persuade his wife, Esther (Gena Rowlands), that their love makes life worth living. Their grandson, Erik (Penn Badgley), and his fiancee, Anna (Teresa Palmer) are so in love, so caught up in the intensity of their feelings, that the apocalypse seems like a distant offstage echo. Though she may be the only person alive who knew it was coming, Anna only has eyes for Erik, can only respond to him - he's the only thing that matters in her world. Inspired and sometimes blinded by their love, Len, Mia, Andy, Esther, Anna and Erik are as flawed and beautiful as any of the billions who are facing this human-made disaster. (Reel Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Alexis Bledel
USA
Best movies:
Sin City (2005)
The Conspirator (2010)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) (series)
Rosario Dawson
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Seven Pounds (2008)
Sin City (2005)
Teresa Palmer
Australia
Best movies:
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
2:37 (2006)
The Fall Guy (2024)
Josh Hartnett
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Sin City (2005)
Penn Badgley
USA
Best movies:
Forever Strong (2008)
Margin Call (2011)
Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012)
Gena Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Notebook (2004)
Frank Langella
USA
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Captain Fantastic (2016)
Hill Harper
USA
Best movies:
Concussion (2015)
He Got Game (1998)
Get on the Bus (1996)
Jon Prescott
USA
Best movies:
The Holiday (2006)
Howl (2010)
Maladies (2012)
Conor Leslie
USA
Best movies:
Beware the Gonzo (2010)
Chained (2012)
Parts Per Billion (2014)
Nazneen Contractor
India
Best movies:
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) (TV movie)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Greg Cromer
USA
Matt Lockwood
Best movies:
Answer This! (2011)
Parts Per Billion (2014)
American Virgin (2009)
Chad Morgan
USA
Best movies:
Taken (2002) (series)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
The War at Home (1996)
Mike Carey
Best movies:
Chi-Raq (2015)
Parts Per Billion (2014)