David Marks (played by Ryan Gosling) is a protagonist in All Good Things.
David is the son of real estate tycoon Sanford Marks and Katie's husband. He is drawn back from Vermont to New York by his father, rejects having children, and forces Katie to make an abortion appointment. After Katie disappears, he becomes a suspect in her case and is tried for the murder of his Texas neighbor, Malvern Bump, but is acquitted. Katie Marks (played by Kirsten Dunst) is a protagonist in All Good Things.
Katie is a working-class student who marries David Marks and tries with him to build a new life in Vermont, where they open a health food store. Back in New York, she pursues medical school as their marriage deteriorates. After her funds are cut off when she considers leaving, she seeks financial records for leverage and disappears in 1982. Sanford Marks (played by Frank Langella) appears in All Good Things.
Sanford is David's powerful real estate tycoon father. He manipulates David into returning to New York from Vermont, telling him that Katie deserves more than David is giving her. In a flashback, Sanford finds Katie's remains in the trunk of her car. David later visits him as he is dying and says that he misses her. Deborah Lehrman (played by Lily Rabe) appears in All Good Things.
Deborah is David's best friend and an unpublished novelist. Eighteen years after Katie disappears, her novel describes a murder almost identical to the Marks case, prompting the district attorney to reopen it. Soon after the announcement, Deborah is shot and killed in her home; the film says nobody has ever been tried for her murder. Malvern Bump (played by Philip Baker Hall) appears in All Good Things.
Malvern is David's neighbor in Texas and the victim of a murder for which David stands trial. David is acquitted. The plot summary identifies him as a neighbor and a murder victim but gives no further details about their relationship or the circumstances of his death. Moynihan's Assistant (played by William Jackson Harper) appears in All Good Things.
Moynihan's Wife (played by Ellen Sexton) appears in All Good Things.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (played by Francis Guinan) appears in All Good Things.
All Good Things (2010) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
David Marks
(played by Ryan Gosling) — protagonist
David is the son of real estate tycoon Sanford Marks and Katie's husband. He is drawn back from Vermont to New York by his father, rejects having children, and forces Katie to make an abortion appoint...
Katie Marks
(played by Kirsten Dunst) — protagonist
Katie is a working-class student who marries David Marks and tries with him to build a new life in Vermont, where they open a health food store. Back in New York, she pursues medical school as their m...
Sanford Marks
(played by Frank Langella) — supporting
Sanford is David's powerful real estate tycoon father. He manipulates David into returning to New York from Vermont, telling him that Katie deserves more than David is giving her. In a flashback, Sanf...
Deborah Lehrman
(played by Lily Rabe) — supporting
Deborah is David's best friend and an unpublished novelist. Eighteen years after Katie disappears, her novel describes a murder almost identical to the Marks case, prompting the district attorney to r...
Malvern Bump
(played by Philip Baker Hall) — supporting
Malvern is David's neighbor in Texas and the victim of a murder for which David stands trial. David is acquitted. The plot summary identifies him as a neighbor and a murder victim but gives no further...
Moynihan's Assistant
(played by William Jackson Harper) — cameo
Moynihan's Wife
(played by Ellen Sexton) — cameo
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
(played by Francis Guinan) — cameo
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Moynihan's Wife → Daniel Patrick Moynihan
(wife)
角色名包含关系词: wife
Moynihan's Assistant → Daniel Patrick Moynihan
(assistant)
角色名包含关系词: assistant
Sanford Marks → Katie Marks
(Family Father-in-law)
Sanford is David's father, while David is married to Katie.
Sanford Marks → David Marks
(Family Father)
The plot identifies David as the son of the powerful real estate tycoon Sanford Marks.
David Marks → Katie Marks
(Family Husband)
The plot states that David Marks marries Katie McCarthy, who later becomes Katie Marks.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
David Marks → Malvern Bump
(Conflict Accused Killer)
David stands trial for the murder of his neighbor Malvern Bump but is acquitted.
David Marks → Deborah Lehrman
(Social Best Friend)
The district attorney reopens the case after reading an unpublished novel written by David's best friend, Deborah Lehrman.
Story Analysis
A marriage shaped by wealth, coercion, disappearance, and unresolved suspicion becomes a meditation on memory and possible guilt.
Plot Progression
A Marriage Away From Power
The Broken Family Plan
Escape Through Evidence
The Case Returns
Ambiguous Judgment
Directed by Andrew Jarecki
All Good Things (2010) · 6.1/10 · mystery, romance, thriller
