In '' The Yellow Birds '' , a war drama directed by Alexandre Moors , Aniston portrays the mother of a deceased soldier , alongside Alden Ehrenreich , Tye Sheridan , Jack Huston , and Toni Collette . While she said she does not " normally gravitate toward being in war films " , she made an exception because the film was " written so beautifully and in such a way she had never experienced " . The film , first presented during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival , received a VOD release in June 2018 . The '' Los Angeles Times '' wrote in its review : " Toni Collette and Jennifer Aniston as the soldiers ' quite different but equally concerned mothers , deliver uniformly naturalistic performances "
2017 Sundance Film Festival
2017 Sundance Film Festival
Jennifer Aniston