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- 2001
- PG-13
- Paramount Classics
- 1 h 46 m
- 2001
- PG-13
- Paramount Classics
- 1 h 46 m
Summary Set during the last days of World War II, this is the story of a Brooklyn man and his wife (Macy, Dern) who are mistaken for Jews by their anti-Semitic neighbors.
Directed By: Neal Slavin
Written By: Arthur Miller, Kendrew Lascelles
- 2001
- PG-13
- Paramount Classics
- 1 h 46 m
- 2001
- PG-13
- Paramount Classics
- 1 h 46 m
Focus
53
User Score
Generally Favorable
6.3
Where to Watch
Summary Set during the last days of World War II, this is the story of a Brooklyn man and his wife (Macy, Dern) who are mistaken for Jews by their anti-Semitic neighbors.
Directed By: Neal Slavin
Written By: Arthur Miller, Kendrew Lascelles
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
53
37% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
56% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
53
37% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
56% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Doesn't reach for reality; it's a deliberate attempt to look and feel like a 1940s social problems picture, right down to the texture of the color photography.
Obviously a labor of love for all involved, including GOP mayoral candidate Michael Bloomberg, who bankrolled the production and receives full producer credit. He deserves it.
The movie's surreal style, with its film-noir camerawork and ominous lighting, turns the story into a fable about fear and nonconformism, and Mr. Macy's and Ms. Dern's carefully shaded caricatures match the mood.
Only David Paymer -- and the actor formerly known as the singer Meat Loaf, playing Newman's suspicious neighbor, ring true.
Works better as a subject for high school study rather than lasting art.
Has a topsy-turvy sense of injustice.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
6.3
50% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
25% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
25% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
6.3
50% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
25% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
25% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Awards
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Political Film Society, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
