When successful but anxious graphic novelist John Hollar, played by John Krasinski, receives an urgent call from home, his life in New York City grinds to a halt. He returns to his small hometown to find his mother, Sally (Margo Martindale), hospitalized with a serious illness and his father, Don (Richard Jenkins), on the verge of a nervous and financial collapse. Thrust back into the chaotic orbit of his eccentric family, including his expectant ex-girlfriend (Anna Kendrick) and his struggling brother (Sharlto Copley), John is forced to confront the mess he left behind. Directed by John Krasinski, this heartfelt dramatic comedy navigates the turbulent waters of family, responsibility, and impending adulthood. As John attempts to hold his family together, he must grapple with his own fears and failures, discovering that sometimes you have to go back to the beginning to figure out your future.