To the Stars (film)

To the Stars is a 2019 American drama film directed by Martha Stephens from a screenplay by Shannon Bradley-Colleary.

It stars Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Shea Whigham, Jordana Spiro, Lucas Jade Zumann, Adelaide Clemens, Malin Åkerman and Tony Hale.

Iris shares a mutual attraction with Jeff Owings, a fellow student who works for her father, but is too shy to act on her feelings.

The family had moved to this small town to escape trouble caused by Maggie's behavior in the past.

Later, Maggie's family is thrilled to find out that she has been asked to the prom by popular football player Craig Butler.

Maggie apologizes to her parents, tells them that they won't have to worry about her anymore and flees into the night.

She finds Maggie's father and the police by the pond, a place locally known as the site where Jeff's mother committed suicide.

A distraught Gerald Richmond asks Iris to tell Maggie to come home and that he doesn't care about her being "bad" anymore.

When she hears her mother gossiping with a friend, Iris insists that Maggie isn't dead, and that she has fled far beyond the reach of the narrow-minded townsfolk.

In June 2018, it was announced Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Malin Åkerman, Shea Whigham, Tony Hale, Lucas Jade Zumann, Adelaide Clemens and Jordana Spiro had joined the cast of the film, with Martha Stephens directing from a screenplay by Shannon Bradley-Colleary.

Kristin Mann, Laura D. Smith, Erik Rommesmo, Carlos Cuscò, Emerson Machtus, Kerri Elder and Black Elder will serve as producers and executive producers, respectively, under their Northern Lights Films, Foton Pictures and Rockhill Media banners, respectively.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Its reach may occasionally exceed its grasp, but To the Stars uses its period setting as an effective backdrop for an insightful look at female friendship.