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2016
R
Monument Releasing
1 h 33 m

2016
R
Monument Releasing
1 h 33 m

Summary David (Tim Roth) is an in-home nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Efficient and dedicated to his profession, David develops strong, even intimate, relationships with each person he cares for. But outside of his work, David is ineffectual, awkward, and reserved – effects of his chronic depression – and he needs each patient as ...

Drama

Directed By: Michel Franco

Written By: Michel Franco

2016
R
Monument Releasing
1 h 33 m

2016
R
Monument Releasing
1 h 33 m

Chronic

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

69

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

6.5

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Summary David (Tim Roth) is an in-home nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Efficient and dedicated to his profession, David develops strong, even intimate, relationships with each person he cares for. But outside of his work, David is ineffectual, awkward, and reserved – effects of his chronic depression – and he needs each patient as ...

Drama

Directed By: Michel Franco

Written By: Michel Franco

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

65% Positive
11 Reviews

35% Mixed
6 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

65% Positive
11 Reviews

35% Mixed
6 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

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The New York Times

Sep 22, 2016

Chronic ends with a sudden, terrible slap in the face that is a final blow to your equilibrium. It is left up to the viewer to decide whether it is a cheap stunt or an ultimate moment of truth. I vote for the latter.

By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

May 24, 2015

Tim Roth gives a meticulously withdrawn performance that speaks volumes, and although filmmaker Michel Franco can be too fussy in his starkly somber design, Chronic is nonetheless a captivating work.

By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW

Sep 23, 2016

Tim Roth gives a career-high performance in this meticulous, disturbing film written and directed by Michel Franco.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

May 24, 2015

Chronic may be a demanding movie to watch, but it’s also one with enormous potential for audiences to personalize, expanding in the hours and days that follow.

By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

Sep 22, 2016

Chronic forces viewers to look closely at things they might rather ignore, and intentionally holds its emotions at a distance.

By Abbey Bender FULL REVIEW

Sep 21, 2016

When Chronic premiered at Cannes in 2015 (where it unexpectedly won Best Screenplay), one tweet waggishly retitled it Caring Is Creepy, and it really does play, for better and worse, like a lengthy exploration of that Shins song’s thesis.

By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

Sep 22, 2016

At 93 minutes, Chronic felt unbearable to sit through, at once intimate and difficult, boring and acute. Its tone aspires to the numbness of a limb pinned for too long under a heavy weight.

By Katy Waldman FULL REVIEW

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50% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Details

Production Company Lucia Films, Stromboli Films, Televisa Cine, Trebol Stone, Vamonos Films, Videocine, Wild Bunch

Release Date Sep 23, 2016

Duration 1 h 33 m

Rating R

Genres

Drama

Website http://chronic.espace-sarou.com/

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Awards

Cannes Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Film Independent Spirit Awards

• 2 Nominations

Cartagena Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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