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  • 2014
  • R
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Jim and Dave (James Pumphrey and Alex Rennie) are brothers. They haven’t seen each-other in years, but when their father unexpectedly dies, they’re forced to take a trip together to redeem their inheritance: the family’s lake house. Upon arriving, they find that the house is in terrible condition, and worse-yet, they'll have to fix it th...

Directed By: Todd Sklar

Written By: Alex Rennie, Todd Sklar

  • 2014
  • R
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 32 m

Awful Nice

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Jim and Dave (James Pumphrey and Alex Rennie) are brothers. They haven’t seen each-other in years, but when their father unexpectedly dies, they’re forced to take a trip together to redeem their inheritance: the family’s lake house. Upon arriving, they find that the house is in terrible condition, and worse-yet, they'll have to fix it th...

Directed By: Todd Sklar

Written By: Alex Rennie, Todd Sklar

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
42
17% Positive
1 Review
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
33% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
42
17% Positive
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50% Mixed
3 Reviews
33% Negative
2 Reviews

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70
Mar 6, 2014
Awful Nice carves out all the touchy-feely stuff that makes Judd Apatow movies run two reels too long in favor of a jump-cut style that eliminates the fat and keeps the jokes coming.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 6, 2014
Even when bits go thud, there's a brittle, unsentimental wit about kin's inexplicable tug that's hard to ignore, and the leads — game for some surprisingly sublime bits of physical comedy — eventually wear one's anti-charm defenses down.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
58
Mar 7, 2014
With more discipline and a keener sense of family dysfunction, these ingredients could have gelled into something impressive. As it is, Awful Nice is closer to the former than the latter.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 4, 2014
It's often funny, and the writers are smart, but the film is like an arcless, extended episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW
30
Mar 6, 2014
In general, the film feels like all setup and no punch line.
By Miriam Bale FULL REVIEW
20
Mar 6, 2014
Awful Nice, about two perpetually warring brothers, grates on the nerves from first moment to last.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Range Life Entertainment
Release Date Mar 7, 2014
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating R
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Tagline They say you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your fam-GETTHEFUCKOUTTAMYROOM!
Website http://www.awfulnicemovie.com/
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Awards

Midwest Independent Film Festival
• 4 Nominations
Big Water Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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