Rabbit Hole

Becca begins reclaiming some control by removing Danny's clothes and packing away his belongings, and she even considers selling the house. Howie resists deleting reminders of Danny, clinging to memories in an attempt to keep their son close. The tension between moving on and staying connected to Danny threads through their daily life.

Becca's mother Nat carries her own heavy grief, having lost her son Arthur years earlier. The conversation makes it clear that Nat's pain is not a simple parallel to Becca and Howie's loss. Becca insists that their grief is distinct, a stance that highlights the family's fragile balance of love and sorrow.

Izzy is pregnant, which sparks Becca's sharp, sometimes passive-aggressive commentary about motherhood. Izzy resents the unsolicited advice, and the dynamic widens the family rift. Yet beneath the friction, love remains quietly present.

Becca and Howie begin attending group therapy, hoping for support but finding raw edges exposed. Becca grows irritated by those who attribute their tragedy to God's will, while Howie keeps attending in hopes of drawing her back. The sessions reveal shared grief as well as fresh fault lines between them.

Gabby, a newer member who reveals her husband left her, becomes a focal point in the circle. She and Howie drift toward companionship, sharing cigarettes in Gabby's car after sessions, though Howie resists anything that might threaten his fragile bond with Becca. The dynamic tests Becca's boundaries as she starts noticing Gabby's presence in her life.

Becca forms a fragile connection with Jason, the teenage driver who struck Danny. Jason carries guilt but does not blame himself, and he shares a spark of honesty about a comic he's writing called Rabbit Hole. Becca asks to see the finished work when it's complete, which opens a doorway to contemplating alternate paths and possibilities.

The house goes on the market and the open house becomes a window into each character's grief. Howie stays in Danny's bedroom with a prospective buyer and speaks the truth of his pain when asked about his son, prompting an awkward, silent reaction from the buyer. After the showing, Jason arrives with the completed comic and enters through the open door, a moment that electrifies Becca and unsettles Howie.

Jason arrives with the finished Rabbit Hole during the open-house aftermath and Becca's admission that she has been seeing him shocks Howie. The confrontation mixes anger with astonishment as Jason departs, leaving Becca to reflect on the pull of a second life. The moment deepens the rift but also signals a potential pivot in their grief.

Becca and Jason reconnect, and their conversations circle around the rabbit hole concept and the idea of parallel lives. Becca realizes she has been living as a version of herself defined by sorrow, a 'sad' self among countless other possibilities where grief does not own every moment. This insight begins loosening the grip of despair and invites new perspectives on life.

Becca and Howie begin to reengage with life through small, restorative activities—bowling, simple games, and shared routines—that hint at healing without erasing memory. They test new rituals while honoring Danny's memory. The act marks a shift from avoidance to gradual acceptance.

Howie orchestrates a garden lunch with a small circle of trusted friends, a quiet step back toward normalcy. As guests arrive and depart, the house settles into a gentler rhythm and Becca and Howie share a quiet moment, signaling renewed tenderness. The scene closes on their tentative decision to live alongside their grief rather than outrun it.

The film ends as a testament to endurance rather than resolution. Becca and Howie learn that grief is something to acknowledge and carry forward through new rituals, smaller joys, and patient acceptance. They embrace the possibility of renewed tenderness while never fully leaving Danny behind.