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Elle Fanning Melody
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Michelle Monaghan Mrs. Hall
Blake Jenner Brett Newport
Nathan Lane Harold
Margaret Qualley Alexandra
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Duane
Tim Blake Nelson Johan
Janina Gavankar Gina
Darren Pettie Gerald Hall
Alex Karpovsky Mr. Bauer
Michael Chen Lewis
Avery Whitted Henry Crowe
Ariane Rinehart Darcy
Sean Cullen Judge Newport
Mercedes Herrero Mrs. Sennett
Lora Martinez-Cunningham Hospital Administrator
Sasha Hutchings Harold's Secretary
Peter Francis James Dr. Baum
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