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  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary Laura (Evan Rachel Wood) works as a house cleaner for her father's company but her personal life is not so pristine. Rough around the edges, looking for love in all the wrong places, her heartbreaking behavior points to hardships of the past. One day on the job, in yet another house, Laura meets Eva (Julia Sarah Stone), a quiet teenager ...

Directed By: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez

Written By: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 45 m

Allure

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
54
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Laura (Evan Rachel Wood) works as a house cleaner for her father's company but her personal life is not so pristine. Rough around the edges, looking for love in all the wrong places, her heartbreaking behavior points to hardships of the past. One day on the job, in yet another house, Laura meets Eva (Julia Sarah Stone), a quiet teenager ...

Directed By: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez

Written By: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
54
45% Positive
5 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
9% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
54
45% Positive
5 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
9% Negative
1 Review

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91
Jan 19, 2018
Tightly written and sensitively rendered, the devastating film is propelled by masterful performances, led by a bewitching Wood in the role she was born to play.
By Jude Dry FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 19, 2018
We’re shown damning cycles feeding on each other that prove worse when their hypocrisy and irony is acknowledged. And both Wood and Stone will make you scream and cry depending on what they allow or ignite.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 19, 2018
A Worthy Companion is a lacerating snapshot of what abuse really does: how it can tear away someone’s identity.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 5, 2018
The drama is memorable but often feels grimly unpleasant rather than moving. And, as always, it’s frustrating to see Montreal cast as some anonymous and unilingual North American city.
By Kate Taylor FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 15, 2018
Allure is powered by Wood's intense charisma. Laura deploys her magnetic gaze as a weapon, though the destruction she wreaks is most often directed at herself. The character's situation is always untenable, and as it collides with inevitability, the co-writer-director Sanchez brothers lose the tight grip of control they've maintained over the story.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 19, 2018
Sluggish and somber, with nary a wink, chuckle or sigh of relief to mitigate the misery, the film is a slog. That's unfortunate, because the writer-directors have a strong visual sense, and, in Wood, a magnetic lead.
By Jon Frosch FULL REVIEW
38
Mar 13, 2018
Evan Rachel Wood and Julia Sarah Stone have a natural chemistry together that brings a feverish and unsettling intensity to their characters' tumultuous relationship, but there's no reprieve from the dour tone of the film.
By Derek Smith FULL REVIEW

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4.8
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60% Mixed
3 Ratings
20% Negative
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20% Negative
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Production Company micro_scope
Release Date Mar 16, 2018
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Whistler Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Toronto International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 2 Nominations

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