Character Relationship Map: Home Again

Characters

• Alice Kinney (played by Reese Witherspoon) — protagonist

  Alice is a forty-year-old interior design entrepreneur who returns to her late father's Los Angeles home with her daughters while separated from her husband. She gives three aspiring filmmakers a plac...

• Teddy Dorsey (played by Nat Wolff) — protagonist

  Teddy is one of three aspiring filmmakers who stay in Alice's guest house while pursuing a film project. He helps Alice create a business website, resists Austen's manipulation, fights with him, and l...

• George Appleton (played by Jon Rudnitsky) — supporting

  George is an aspiring filmmaker and Harry's collaborator who discovers Alice's family history through her father's scripts and awards. He encourages Isabel to enter a writing contest and supports her...

• Harry Dorsey (played by Pico Alexander) — supporting

  Harry is an aspiring filmmaker staying with Alice while seeking support for his group's project. He develops a romantic connection with Alice, leaves after conflict with his collaborators, and later r...

• Rosie Bloom (played by Eden Grace Redfield) — supporting

  Rosie is Alice's younger daughter and Isabel's sister, living with Alice in the Los Angeles family home. She returns from a night with her grandmother, attends the school play, and provides the final...

• Justin Miller (played by Reid Scott) — supporting

  Justin is a director who shows interest in funding the filmmakers' project despite having previously worked mainly on horror films. His meeting with Harry, George, and Teddy creates a possible route t...

• Isabel Bloom (played by Lola Flanery) — supporting

  Isabel is one of Alice's daughters and a student who wants to write. George encourages her to enter a school script-writing contest and becomes an emotional support when anxiety affects her work. Her...

• Austen Bloom (played by Michael Sheen) — supporting

  Austen is Alice's separated husband and a music producer who remains in New York before unexpectedly visiting Los Angeles. He objects to the three young filmmakers living with his family, clashes with...

• Lillian Stewart (played by Candice Bergen) — supporting

  Lillian is Alice's mother and the grandmother of Isabel and Rosie. She offers the three filmmakers breakfast after discovering them at the house and is impressed by their praise of John Kinney's films...

• John Kinney (played by David Netto) — cameo

  John was Alice's late father, a film director known for making prominent personal-focused films. His Los Angeles home, old scripts, and awards remain important to the family and reveal his professiona...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Teddy Dorsey → Justin Miller (Professional Funding Negotiation) — Teddy is part of the professional team seeking financial backing.

  Justin meets the three filmmakers, including Teddy, as a possible source of funding for their project.

• George Appleton → Justin Miller (Professional Funding Negotiation) — George participates in the group's attempt to secure production support.

  Justin Miller meets with Harry, George, and Teddy about financing their film project.

• Harry Dorsey → Justin Miller (Professional Funding Negotiation) — Harry represents the filmmakers' creative interests in funding discussions.

  Harry meets Justin about possible funding, and later cuts short an investor meeting when the proposed ideas conflict with the group's vision.

• George Appleton → Isabel Bloom (Professional Mentor) — George becomes Isabel's creative mentor and emotional support.

  George encourages Isabel to enter a school script-writing contest and supports her anxiety about writing.

• George Appleton → Teddy Dorsey (Professional Film Collaborators) — Their collaboration changes when they decide to develop work outside Harry's project.

  George and Teddy work with Harry on the group's film project and later pursue independent projects.

• Harry Dorsey → Teddy Dorsey (Professional Film Collaborators) — Their professional partnership is central to the filmmakers' storyline.

  Harry and Teddy are members of the three-person filmmaking group seeking producers for their project.

• Harry Dorsey → George Appleton (Professional Film Collaborators) — They collaborate on pitching and developing their film.

  Harry and George are two of the three aspiring filmmakers pursuing a shared film project.

• Alice Kinney → Austen Bloom (Romantic Separated Spouses) — Their marriage is strained and approaching formal divorce.

  Alice is separated from Austen, who remains in New York before unexpectedly visiting Los Angeles.

• Isabel Bloom → Rosie Bloom (Family Sisters) — The two girls belong to the same immediate family.

  The plot identifies Isabel and Rosie as Alice's daughters and presents them living together as sisters.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Austen Bloom → Teddy Dorsey (Conflict Adversaries) — Their hostility exposes the tension between Austen and the temporary household.

  Teddy dislikes Austen's subtle manipulations, and their disagreement culminates in a fight.

• Lillian Stewart → Teddy Dorsey (Social Host) — Teddy receives practical support from Alice's family.

  Lillian offers the three filmmakers, including Teddy, a place to stay in the guest house.

• Lillian Stewart → George Appleton (Social Host) — Lillian welcomes George into the family property as a temporary guest.

  After hearing the young filmmakers praise John Kinney's films, Lillian offers them the guest house.

• Lillian Stewart → Harry Dorsey (Social Host) — Lillian provides Harry with temporary lodging and hospitality.

  Lillian offers Harry and the other filmmakers breakfast and then offers them the guest house.

• Alice Kinney → George Appleton (Alliance Household Ally) — George becomes part of the temporary household and supports Isabel.

  George stays in Alice's guest house and becomes involved in her family's daily life.

• Alice Kinney → Teddy Dorsey (Alliance Supporter) — Teddy actively supports Alice's attempt to establish her business.

  Teddy helps Alice set up a website for her interior design business while staying at her guest house.

Story Analysis

A separated mother rebuilds her identity and discovers a wider sense of family through three young filmmakers and her daughters.

Plot Progression

1. A House Full of Possibility — Alice returns to Los Angeles with her daughters while separated from Austen and trying to start an interior design business. Meeting Harry, George, and Teddy unexpectedly brings new energy into her fa...
2. An Unlikely Household — Lillian offers the filmmakers the guest house after George discovers John Kinney's legacy. The young men become involved in Alice's business, Isabel's writing, and the family's daily routine.
3. Fractures Behind Closed Doors — Alice's romantic hopes with Harry weaken after a missed dinner, while her business also disappoints her. Austen's arrival exposes deeper tensions within the household and among the filmmakers.
4. Leaving And Letting Go — Harry leaves after feeling rejected by George and Teddy, and Teddy fights with Austen. Alice decides to seek a formal divorce, while the filmmakers separate from the household and later repair their f...
5. A Family Reassembled — Alice apologizes and welcomes the filmmakers back into her emotional family. Harry, George, and Teddy prioritize Isabel's school play over a difficult investor meeting, ending the story with a shared...