Rudderless

Rudderless (2014) is a music-driven drama directed by William H. Macy that you can watch online on iFILM. Billy Crudup plays Sam, a man who has quietly dismantled his own life after his son's death — he drinks, lives on a houseboat, takes odd painting jobs. Then he finds a box of the kid's home recordings: raw songs, real lyrics, the kind of talent nobody knew existed.

Sam starts playing the songs at an open-mic night. A young musician named Quentin (Anton Yelchin) hears something in them and won't let go. A band forms almost by accident. But the songs carry a secret Sam has been sitting on, and the film earns its turn when that secret finally surfaces.

For a directorial debut, Macy keeps the sentimentality in check — this isn't a redemption story with a clean arc; it's messier and more honest than that. Crudup and Yelchin make the music feel lived-in. Stream Rudderless (2014) on iFILM.