Five (2011 film)

Five
Created by	Marta Kauffman
Written by	Wendy West Deirdre O'Connor Jill Gordon Stephen Godchaux Howard Morris
Directed by	Jennifer Aniston Patty Jenkins Alicia Keys Demi Moore Penelope Spheeris
Starring	Patricia Clarkson Rosario Dawson Lyndsy Fonseca Ginnifer Goodwin Jeanne Tripplehorn
Theme music composer	Lorne Balfe
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Nellie Nugiel Executive : Jennifer Aniston Marta Kauffman Paula Wagner
Editor(s)	Zene Baker Byron Smith Tom Wilson
Running time	87 min
Production company(s)	Echo Films
Release
Original network	Lifetime
Original release	October 10, 2011

Five is a made-for-television movie which was first aired on Lifetime on October 10, 2011. See also Call Me Crazy: A Five Film.

Plot

An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.

Segment Mia

Directed by Jennifer Aniston, written by Wendy West

Cast

• Patricia Clarkson as Mia Knowles
• Tony Shalhoub as Mitch Taylor
• Kathy Najimy as Rocky
• Romy Rosemont as Lynne
• Andrea Bendewald as Kate

Segment Pearl

Directed by Patty Jenkins, written by Deirdre O'Connor

Cast

• Jeanne Tripplehorn as Dr. Pearl Jarente
• Bob Newhart as Dr. Roth
• Alan Ruck as Sam Jarente
• Jeffrey Tambor as Danny Dinlear
• Scott Wilson as old Bill
• Talyan Wright as Charlotte age 6 / Sophia Beliaev as Charlotte age 11

Segment Lili

Directed by Alicia Keys, written by Jill Gordon

Cast

• Rosario Dawson as Lili
• Jenifer Lewis as Maggie
• Tracee Ellis Ross as Alyssa

Segment Charlotte

Directed by Demi Moore, written by Stephen Godchaux

Cast

• Ginnifer Goodwin as Charlotte
• Ava Acres as young Pearl
• Josh Holloway as Bill
• Carla Gallo as Laura
• Aisha Hinds as Bernice
• Jennifer Morrison as Sheila
• Austin Nichols as Edward
• Annie Potts as Helen (Charlotte's Mom)

Segment Cheyanne

Directed by Penelope Spheeris, written by Howard Morris

Cast

• Lyndsy Fonseca as Cheyanne
• Taylor Kinney as Tommy

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Outcome
2012	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special	Randi Hiller Tamara Notcutt	Nominated
	Black Reel Awards	Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable	Rosario Dawson	Nominated
			Tracee Ellis Ross	Nominated
			Jenifer Lewis	Nominated
		Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film	Nellie Nugiel	Nominated
	Casting Society of America	Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Movie or Mini Series	Randi Hiller Tamara Notcutt	Nominated
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries	Patricia Clarkson	Nominated
	Directors Guild of America	Outstanding Directing – Television Film	Jennifer Aniston Patty Jenkins Alicia Keys Demi Moore Penelope Spheeris	Nominated
	Gracie Awards	Outstanding Drama	Jennifer Aniston Patty Jenkins Alicia Keys Demi Moore Penelope Spheeris	Won
	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special		Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Jenifer Lewis	Nominated
			Rosario Dawson	Nominated
			Tracee Ellis Ross	Nominated
	Imagen Awards	Best Primetime Program: Special or Movie-of-the-Week		Nominated
		Best Actress/Television	Rosario Dawson	Nominated
	NAMIC Vision Awards	Best Performance - Drama	Jenifer Lewis	Nominated
			Rosario Dawson	Nominated
	Writers Guild of America	Long Form - Original	Deirdre O'Connor	Nominated
			Stephen Godchaux	Nominated
			Howard Morris	Nominated
			Jill Gordon	Nominated
			Wendy West	Nominated

U.S. television ratings

Air date	Viewers (millions)	Source
October 10, 2011	1.3	[1]

References

1. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lifetime-five-ratings-247556

External links

• Five at the Internet Movie Database
• Five at Rotten Tomatoes