The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects
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Directed by	Rose Troche
Written by	Rose Troche A. M. Homes
Based on	The Safety of Objects by A. M. Homes
Produced by	Dorothy Berwin Christine Vachon
Starring	Glenn Close Dermot Mulroney Jessica Campbell Patricia Clarkson Joshua Jackson Moira Kelly Robert Klein Timothy Olyphant Mary Kay Place
Cinematography	Enrique Chediak
Edited by	Geraldine Peroni
Music by	Barb Morrison Charles Nieland Nance Nieland
Production companies	Clear Blue Sky Renaissance Films Infilm Killer Films
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date	April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Box office	$319,299[1]

The Safety of Objects is a 2001 American drama film based upon a collection of short stories of the same name written by A. M. Homes and published in 1990. It features four suburban families who find that their lives become intertwined. The film was directed by Rose Troche, who co-wrote the screenplay with Homes. It touches upon many issues of the human experience in life. There are about 15 major characters in the film.

Glenn Close plays Esther Gold, the mother of several children, including a son in a coma from a car accident. The other characters are related to the accident either directly or indirectly. As the story continues, the audience learns that all of the characters are connected in ways that they never knew.