A Wake in Providence
User Score
4.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 4 out of 7

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  1. LandonB.
    Dec 4, 2006
    8
    This was one of the funnier movies I have seen this year. It shows that you don't need a big budget to make a funny movie. You need a funny script. Something most of the so-called big studio comedies have not delivered this year.
  2. BillT.
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    This movie really caught me off guard. Very funny and sweet.

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Metascore
46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    75
    Might be said to have pleasant echoes of "Garden State" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" -- except that they aren't echoes; this 1999 indie film was made long before those other two hits, and frankly, is just about as good.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel Kimmel
    70
    Zesty indie comedy from Rhode Island is a winner, with ethnic humor easily mixing with universal truths about dealing with families.
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  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    50
    The best news here is Adrienne Barbeau, the 1970s TV star and B-movie queen (Swamp Thing), who invests the role of Anthony's aunt with a worldly-wise sensuality that suggests a long-lost cousin of Tony Soprano.
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