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  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 49 m

Summary Fifteen-year-old Owen Norris is at the top of his graduating middle-school class, has no friends and spends almost all of his time studying. But his mundane suburban life is changed forever when he meets Congressman Lawrence Connor and his young nephew Caleb. As Caleb and Owen become close friends, Connor offers Owen the position of “yo...

Directed By: Lucas Elliot Eberl

Written By: Lucas Elliot Eberl

  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 49 m

Choose Connor

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Fifteen-year-old Owen Norris is at the top of his graduating middle-school class, has no friends and spends almost all of his time studying. But his mundane suburban life is changed forever when he meets Congressman Lawrence Connor and his young nephew Caleb. As Caleb and Owen become close friends, Connor offers Owen the position of “yo...

Directed By: Lucas Elliot Eberl

Written By: Lucas Elliot Eberl

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
46
33% Positive
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
33% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
46
33% Positive
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33% Mixed
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33% Negative
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80
What makes Choose Connor so special and unsettling is the consistent adroitness and perfect timing with which Eberl makes his revelations.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
80
Excellent directing coupled with a smart script and solid acting make Choose Connor a movie worth your time.
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50
Once Choose Connor ventures into the larger political arena, it begins to work against itself.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
50
What makes the journey compelling is the relaxed chemistry between the young actors and an insistently apprehensive tone that pervades even the most prosaic exchanges.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
38
This overlong, obvious and indifferently acted melodrama was written and directed by Luke Eberl, a former child actor, before he turned 21.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
20
For all the potential of this coming-of-age/political-awakening tale, Choose Connor undoes itself with an egregiously sordid turn.
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Production Company Black Bay Entertainment, Blue Cactus Pictures, Wild Cub Productions
Release Date Oct 10, 2008
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline Choose Connor because our children are our future.
Website http://www.chooseconnor.com/
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Awards

Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
CineVegas International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Woodstock Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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