Margo Martindale
Mattie Fae Aiken
Julia Roberts
Barbara Weston
Chris Cooper
Charlie Aiken
Ewan McGregor
Bill Fordham
Juliette Lewis
Karen Weston
Dale Dye
Radio Announcer
Meryl Streep
Violet Weston
Sam Shepard
Beverly Weston
Jerry Stahl
Liquor Store Owner
Abigail Breslin
Jean Fordham
Dermot Mulroney
Steve Huberbrecht
Misty Upham
Johnna Monevata
Benedict Cumberbatch
Little Charles Aiken
Newell Alexander
Dr. Burke
Julianne Nicholson
Ivy Weston
Will Coffey
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau
Maria Gus
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Ivan Allen
Radio Announcer
J. Alan Davidson
Young Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Graham
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)