August: Osage County (2013) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Strong-willed matriarch with oral cancer and a narcotic addiction. She gathers her family, insults them under the guise of honesty, and later confesses to her daughters that she knew her husband Bever...
Oldest daughter who inherited her mother's sharp tongue. She confronts and disarms Violet during a heated dinner, tries to shield Ivy from painful family secrets, and ultimately leaves after learning...
Middle daughter living locally, infertile due to a past hysterectomy. She falls in love with her cousin Little Charles, only to be devastated when her mother reveals he is actually her half-brother, p...
Youngest daughter who arrives with her sleazy boyfriend Steve. Despite her sister's warning and the assault on Jean, she refuses to see her relationship is doomed and leaves with Steve.
Barbara's separated husband who initially puts up a united front. After Steve assaults Jean and Barbara slaps her, Bill takes Jean back to Colorado, leaving Barbara behind.
Violet's sister who constantly belittles her son. She accidentally reveals to Barbara that she had an affair with Beverly, exposing that Little Charles is actually the family's half-brother.
Fourteen-year-old granddaughter who gets high with Steve and is sexually pressured. After being slapped by Barbara, her father Bill rescues her and takes her back to Colorado.
Mattie Fae's husband who deeply cares for his son. He finally snaps at his wife's cruelty toward Little Charles and threatens to leave if her behavior doesn't change.
Thirty-seven-year-old son of Mattie Fae and Charlie, known for his awkwardness. He writes a song for Ivy and plans to move to New York, but is revealed to be her half-brother.
Karen's latest boyfriend, described as a sleazy businessman. He shares drugs with Jean, attempts to assault her, and is attacked by Johnna with a shovel before Karen leaves with him.
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
The sheriff reports that Beverly took his boat onto the lake and drowned.
Beverly hires Johnna as a live-in cook and caregiver for Violet.
Karen arrives with Steve and introduces him as her fiancé. She leaves with him despite the assault on Jean.
Ivy confides in her sisters about Little Charles, and Barbara later tries to shield Ivy from the truth.
Ivy tells her sisters that she is in love with Little Charles and hopes to marry him.
Mattie Fae reveals that her past affair with Beverly made Little Charles their younger half-brother as well as their cousin.
Charlie meets Little Charles at the bus station and is described as loving his son.
Mattie Fae repeatedly belittles Little Charles and later reveals that she had an affair with Beverly.
Mattie Fae arrives with her husband Charlie. Charlie threatens to leave her because of her cruelty toward Little Charles.
After the incident involving Steve, Bill takes Jean back to Colorado.
Jean is Barbara's fourteen-year-old daughter. Barbara confronts and slaps Jean after discovering her involvement with Steve.
Barbara and Bill are separated, but they initially present a united front for Violet. Bill later takes Jean to Colorado and leaves Barbara.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
The sheriff arrives at the Weston house and informs the family that Beverly drowned.
Johnna wakes, sees Steve assaulting Jean, and attacks him with a shovel.
Steve gets Jean stoned, asks her to show her breasts, and starts to assault her.
A family gathering exposes addiction, concealed parentage, destructive loyalties, and the emotional inheritance of cruelty.
Directed by John Wells
August: Osage County (2013) · 6.9/10 · comedy, drama
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