The film stars Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as three estranged sisters who come back together to care for their ailing father.

[1] As their father Vincent reaches the end of his battle with cancer and enters hospice care at home, his daughters Katie, Rachel and Christina reunite in his New York City apartment.

He also reveals that he was friends with Vincent, and that although Katie had previously referred to him as "a stranger", he had met her the last time she visited, which he comments was "a few months" earlier.

The next day, Katie and Rachel bond over Angel's repeated incorrect predictions of when Vincent will die, and the sisters' relationships begin to improve.

To his shocked and delighted children, he monologues about his love for each of them, New York City, and the nature of life and death, only to look back at his chair and realize he died shortly after sitting down there.

Jacobs wrote the screenplay with the three actresses in mind, shooting it in a New York apartment, where the actors rehearsed for five days,[2] while adapting to the space's inherent limitations.

The website's consensus reads: "Dealing with thorny family dynamics while remaining warm as a throw blanket, His Three Daughters is a compelling showcase for Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon.

[8] His Three Daughters has received critical acclaim, with Vanity Fair calling the film "a marvelous showcase",[9] and The Hollywood Reporter lauding the three actresses’ performance as "exceptional".

[11] NPR included the film on its list of the best movies and TV of 2024, with critic Linda Holmes writing that it "plays close attention to the roles of guilt and obligation, as well as the blessing of simply being present for people.