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  • 2010
  • TV-14
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2010
  • TV-14
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary After months of being alone, sad, busy, sidetracked, free, lofty, late and away from his kids, Lenny, 34 with graying frazzled hair, picks his kids up from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny juggles his kids and everything else all within a midtown studio apartment in New York City. H...

Directed By: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie

Written By: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie

  • 2010
  • TV-14
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2010
  • TV-14
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 40 m

Daddy Longlegs

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Summary After months of being alone, sad, busy, sidetracked, free, lofty, late and away from his kids, Lenny, 34 with graying frazzled hair, picks his kids up from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny juggles his kids and everything else all within a midtown studio apartment in New York City. H...

Directed By: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie

Written By: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie

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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
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7% Mixed
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88
I don't know if what the Safdies endured growing up was akin to what audiences experience in Daddy Longlegs. But I'm very glad they survived to make a very good film about it.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
80
Daddy Longlegs is a discovery destined for year-end top ten critics lists and comparisons to classics like Vittorio De Sica's "Bicycle Thieves" are expected. Hopefully, Daddy Longlegs will also introduce the Safdie brothers to the larger audiences they deserve.
By Steve Ramos FULL REVIEW
80
He (Lenny) is completely appalling, and also completely himself, a kind of mad, disturbing integrity that is both matched and mitigated by the honesty of this lovely, hair-raising film.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
80
At its best, this beautiful, off-the-cuff comedy-drama recalls John Cassavetes' shaggiest, most honest work.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
75
Takes a little while to find its way but becomes steadily more compelling as Lenny's character and considerable issues come into focus.
By Stan Hall FULL REVIEW
63
Any normal mother or father, seeing how the movie’s protagonist, Lenny, ostensibly supervises his two sons (Sage and Frey Ranaldo), is likely to suffer cardiac arrest.
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58
A disconcertingly jumpy tale of breathtakingly crummy parenting, the windblown movie dares a tolerant audience not to call Child Services.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Neistat Scott & Associates, Neistat, Scott and Associates, Red Bucket Films, Sophie Dulac Productions
Release Date May 14, 2010
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating TV-14
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Website http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/daddy-longlegs/
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Ljubljana International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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