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Fathers and Daughters is a 2015 U.S.-Italian drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, and Kylie Rogers. It is based on a 2012 script written by Brad Desch, which was included in the 2012 Black List survey. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. It grossed over $5.1 million against a $22.4 million production budget.

Jake Davis is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist with a wife and daughter whom he loves dearly. However, while they're driving home from a party he argues with his wife over his flirting with a woman (he had cheated on her in the past, causing suspicion). This distracts him, causing their car's collision with a truck. Jake is injured badly, while his wife dies. His injury leaves him with brain damage, causing him seizures. A doctor warns him he needs treatment, since otherwise this might result in psychotic episodes. Jake reluctantly agrees, going to a hospital for treatment for seven months while his daughter Katie stays with her aunt Elizabeth and uncle William.