Labor Day

Labor Day is a 2013 American drama film directed by Jason Reitman, starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin as two strangers who become entangled in a love story under incredible circumstances. The film takes place in 1987 and follows the story of Adele Wheeler, a depressed single mother, and her 13-year-old son, Henry, who live in rural New Hampshire. One day, while they are out shopping, a man approaches Henry and convinces them to take him home to look after him. The man is revealed to be Frank Chambers, an escaped convict wanted by the police. Through flashbacks, it is revealed that Frank is a Vietnam War veteran who had a troubled past and has been on the run for over ten years. As the long Labor Day weekend progresses, Frank and Adele develop feelings for each other while trying to evade the police searching for him. The film explores themes of love, regret, second chances at life and redemption as it delves into the characters' complex pasts amidst their unfolding present circumstances until its bittersweet conclusion

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Labor Day include The Second Woman, The Handmaiden, The Darkest Minds, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Other Man, Voice from the Stone.

Labor Day was released in theaters on January 31, 2014.