2014
R
Paladin
1 h 39 m

2014
R
Paladin
1 h 39 m

Summary In the winter of 2002 in chilly upstate New York, a middle class family struggles with the financial consequences of a failing family business and a series of intergenerational conflicts and rivalries. But, what truly threatens to upset their delicate balance and shatter the emotionally fragile family matriarch (Kathleen Quinlan) is an ...

Directed By: Pieter Gaspersz

Written By: Sabrina Gennarino

2014
R
Paladin
1 h 39 m

2014
R
Paladin
1 h 39 m

After

Name: After
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 2014-08-08
Duration: 1 min 39 s
Rating: 25
Cast: Kathleen Quinlan, John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Sabrina Gennarino, Adam Scarimbolo

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Pieter Gaspersz

Written By: Sabrina Gennarino

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RogerEbert.com

Aug 8, 2014

A handsomely mounted, largely watchable, and I suppose reasonably well-intentioned family drama with things to say about grief and loss and deception. It is also kind of irritating in is purposeful disingenuousness and determined challenges to plausibility. Your mileage may vary, as they say.

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Village Voice

Aug 14, 2014

The final revelation of the big secret that haunts the family -- hinted at throughout the movie -- is more than a little maudlin, and the dedication feels like nothing so much as ass covering. Until then, After is a frequently absorbing miserablist family drama shot in appropriately chilly winter tones.

By Sherilyn Connelly FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 8, 2014

Though clumsily enacted, the eventual revelation at least avoids the sick-punchline feel afflicting some dramas sharing this theme.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Aug 6, 2014

There’s a secret at play in After, which director Pieter Gaspersz communicates via many side-long glances. I won’t give it away, but it’s a fairly far-fetched twist that feels out of place in this realism-based drama.

By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Aug 14, 2014

After catalogs so many clichés in the dysfunctional family at its center that the film could be taught in a screenwriting class as a lesson in what not to do.

By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Aug 4, 2014

Throughout After, the filmmakers crank the trials of the film's Valentino family up to 11, sans irony or subversion.

By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW

The Dissolve

Aug 6, 2014

After is essentially The Room of 9/11 movies, a position that was really best left unfilled. Its heart might be in the right place, but that gulf between pain and understanding has never been clearer, and might now be even wider than it was before.

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Production Company Girl's Gotta Eat Entertainment

Release Date Aug 8, 2014

Duration 1 h 39 m

Rating R

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Tagline How far would you go to protect the ones you love?

Website http://www.afterthefilm.com/

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Kathleen Quinlan

Nora Valentino

John Doman

Mitch Valentino

Pablo Schreiber

Christian Valentino

Sabrina Gennarino

Maxine Valentino

Adam Scarimbolo

Nicky Valentino

Diane Neal

Kat

Darrin Dewitt Henson

Andy

Bruno Gunn

Elliott

Mandy Gonzalez

Molly Valentino

Kim Estes

Brian Blaylock

Joseph Ferrante

Peter Kilborn

Tracy Howe

Jack Miller

David Goryl

Eddie

Whit Washing

Brad

Alexi Maggio

Samantha Valentino

Susan Kwik

Dr. Palmer

Patricia Lewis Browne

Mary Callahan

Morris Fazzi

Paulie

Chloe Angell

Puppy Dexter

Clyde Angell

Mature Dexter

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