The Way, Way Back

Collette plays Pam, a single mother with a new boyfriend, in this dramedy written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Pam takes her son, her boyfriend, and her boyfriend’s daughter on a summer vacation where truths are revealed. Co-starring Steve Carrell and Allison Janney. On her character’s journey:

Well, the truth is dawning on Pam. She’s listening, but she’s ignoring. It’s a matter of actually having some self-respect, and listening to that truthful affirmance in your heart. That’s all you can do, really — in anything in life.