'The Glass Castle' is a dramatic film based on the memoirs of journalist Jeannette Walls (Brie Larson). It begins with Jeannette?s childhood, ending with her life as a journalist. As a child, she grew up in a dysfunctional family: an alcoholic father (Woody Harrelson), and an artistic mother who hates conventional life and refuses to take on the responsibility of taking care of her four children. Throughout her childhood Jeanette moves to different places with her parents and siblings, allowing her to live out an unusual life that, and become a successful individual, living on her own terms.