2018
Not Rated
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 40 m

2018
Not Rated
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 40 m

Summary It’s the start of a new year at a small suburban high school. Abigail (Quinn Shephard) is an outcast who seeks solace in the worlds of the characters she reads about, much to the amusement of her manipulative classmate, Melissa (Nadia Alexander). When an intriguing new drama teacher (Chris Messina) casts Abigail over Melissa in Arthur Mi...

Directed By: Quinn Shephard

Written By: Laurie Shephard, Quinn Shephard

2018
Not Rated
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 40 m

2018
Not Rated
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 40 m

Blame

Name: Blame
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2018-01-05
Duration: 1 min 40 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Quinn Shephard, Marcia DeBonis, Elizabeth Howell, Carlyle Owens, Nadia Alexander

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings

7.6

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Directed By: Quinn Shephard

Written By: Laurie Shephard, Quinn Shephard

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Jan 4, 2018

It’s an insightful film that delivers an honest portrait of four girls trying to navigate high school, expectations, friendships and their oftentimes heartbreaking need to be desired and loved.

By Ally Johnson FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Jan 4, 2018

Quinn Shephard’s directorial debut, Blame, leans heavily on this persistent despair, yes, but also leverages it in innovative and occasionally startling ways.

By Pete Vonder Haar FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

Jan 4, 2018

The witch-hunt metaphor that emerges from Abigail’s bullying is more overt than it needs to be, but Shephard clearly didn’t rely on SparkNotes in crafting her film.

By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW

Variety

Jan 5, 2018

Shephard has a lively eye for the neurotic ripples of high-school society, but her most audacious gambit is to dare to place the audience in a grey zone between innocence and judgment regarding a relationship that plays out more sympathetically than it should.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jan 4, 2018

Blame essentially flirts with one set of clichés only to settle down with another. But it has the merit of at least striving for the substantive (the agonies of teenage girlhood) over the merely titillating (transgressive sex).

By Jon Frosch FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Dec 29, 2017

In attempting to grapple with issues of bullying, mental health, burgeoning sexuality, and pedophilia, the film bites off more than it can chew.

By Derek Smith FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jan 4, 2018

Blame is earnest but underdeveloped. At the same time, it’s overdetermined and often overplayed.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings

7.6

67% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings

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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Production Company Reel Enigma

Release Date Jan 5, 2018

Duration 1 h 40 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website https://www.instagram.com/blamethemovie/

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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival

• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

Sidewalk Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Philadelphia Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Quinn Shephard

Abigail Grey

Marcia DeBonis

Ms. Cohen

Elizabeth Howell

Abigail's Mother

Carlyle Owens

Abigail's Father

Nadia Alexander

Melissa Bowman

Tate Donovan

Robert McCarthy

Sarah Mezzanotte

Sophie Grant

Tessa Albertson

Ellie Redgrave

Geneva Carr

Mrs. Howell

Luke Slattery

Eric

Owen Campbell

TJ

Whitney Harris

Melissa's mother

Chris Messina

Jeremy Woods

Trieste Kelly Dunn

Jennifer

Lily Houghton

Lily, Drama Student

Phelan Tupik

Phelan, Drama Student

Michael Jefferson

Hallway Teacher

Larry Mitchell

Officer Dolan

Julie Dwoskin

Drama Student

Sherilyn James

Drama Student

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