A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
Brie Larson
as Jeannette Walls
Woody Harrelson
as Rex Walls
Naomi Watts
as Rose Mary Walls
Max Greenfield
as David
Sarah Snook
as Lori Walls
Ella Anderson
as Jeannette Walls (Age 10)
Sadie Sink
as Lori Walls (Age 12)
Robin Bartlett
as Erma Walls
Chandler Head
as Jeannette Walls (Age 5 and 6)
Iain Armitage
as Brian Walls (Age 5)
Brigette Lundy-Paine
as Maureen Walls
Josh Caras
as Brian Walls
