In 'Deepwater,' 'Sully,' and more, name actresses are stuck at home on the phone with their hero husbands

In the special skills section of every actress’ resume, she ought to consider adding the phrase “gives good phone.” That’s because even the most gifted women in Hollywood are all too often called on to deliver a prosaic phone scene — worrying about, cheering on, pining for —  their men.

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