Being Flynn (2012)

A man's estranged con-man father's self-destruction eventually drives him onto the streets and ultimately into the homeless shelter where his son works. Nick Flynn (portrayed in the film by Paul Dano) is a young writer seeking to define himself. He misses his late mother, Jody (four-time Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore), and her loving nature. But his father, Jonathan, is not even a memory, as Nick has not seen the man in 18 years. Jonathan Flynn (two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro) has long defined himself as a great writer, "a master storyteller." After abandoning his wife and child, Jonathan scrapes through life on his own terms. Despite the occasional grandiose letter to his son, he has remained absent from Nick's life.Suddenly facing eviction from his apartment, Jonathan impulsively reaches out to Nick and the two come face-to-face. Evocatively told, ruefully funny, and moving in its depiction of the ties that bind, Being Flynn tells a story that reveals universal truths.