First MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Trailer Watch the first MANCHESTER BY THE SEA trailer! The film, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me), stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Matthew Broderick, Tate Donovan, and Lucas Hedges. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA will be released in theaters on November 18. An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies.