Away We Go
Away We Go
Away We Go
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2009
1h 38m
6.7(604 votes)
Drama
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.

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Production Companies

Focus Features
Big Beach
Neal Street Productions

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Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

John Krasinski

Burt Farlander

John Krasinski
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Maya Rudolph

Verona De Tessant

Maya Rudolph
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Carmen Ejogo

Grace De Tessant

Carmen Ejogo
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Catherine O'Hara

Gloria Farlander

Catherine O'Hara
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Jeff Daniels

Jerry Farlander

Jeff Daniels
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Allison Janney

Lily

Allison Janney
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Jim Gaffigan

Lowell

Jim Gaffigan
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Samantha Pryor

Ashley

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Conor Carroll

Taylor

Conor Carroll
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Maggie Gyllenhaal

LN

Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Josh Hamilton

Roderick

Josh Hamilton
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Bailey Harkins

Wolfie

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Brendan Spitz

Baby Neptune

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Jaden Spitz

Baby Neptune

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Chris Messina

Tom

Chris Messina
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Melanie Lynskey

Munch

Melanie Lynskey
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Colton Parsons

James

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Katherine Vaskevitch

Katya

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Jerome Walter Stephens

Ibrahim

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Brianna Eunmi Kim

Cammie

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Paul Schneider

Courtney

Paul Schneider
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Isabelle Moon Alexander

Annabelle

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Finnerty Steeves

Professor Ruby

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Stephanie Kurtzuba

Performance Mom

Stephanie Kurtzuba
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Pete Wiggins

Beckett

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Audrey Amey

Gwen

Audrey Amey
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Shirley Roeca

Dana

Shirley Roeca
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Tory Wood

Carrie

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