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  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary A portrait of young New York and the misguided hopefuls who can't afford to live there but do anyway, Gabi on the Roof in July is an ensemble comedy about ex-girlfriends, sibling rivalry and whipped cream in a city that's constantly in flux. Gabi, a rambunctious Oberlin undergrad, heads to New York City to spend the summer with her older...

Directed By: Lawrence Michael Levine

Written By: Kate Kirtz, Lawrence Michael Levine

  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • 1 h 41 m

Gabi on the Roof in July

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary A portrait of young New York and the misguided hopefuls who can't afford to live there but do anyway, Gabi on the Roof in July is an ensemble comedy about ex-girlfriends, sibling rivalry and whipped cream in a city that's constantly in flux. Gabi, a rambunctious Oberlin undergrad, heads to New York City to spend the summer with her older...

Directed By: Lawrence Michael Levine

Written By: Kate Kirtz, Lawrence Michael Levine

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Metascore
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75
Jan 20, 2011
Even as "Gabi" steadily slides downhill and ends with a shrug, it remains intermittently fun and never entirely unbearable-much like Gabi herself.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 18, 2011
Initially registers as meandering and disjointed enough to qualify as mumblecore. But remarkably, the film gradually, effectively coheres, building to a climax at once unexpected yet integral to what has transpired before.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 18, 2011
Evokes a New York sentimentalist tradition that mixes the edge of golden era Cassavettes with the nostalgia of Woody Allen-all of which owes eternal debt to the western European New Waves and Bergman.
By Sara Schieron FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 21, 2011
Levine offers a mostly sharp takedown of middle-class hipsterdom, and he's terrific as a guy whose easygoing demeanor hides continuing growing pains.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 20, 2011
Their characters are instantly recognizable; how you respond to the film may depend largely on whether you find any of them in the least likable and whether you think that matters.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 18, 2011
I know that people like this exist, but, in terms of characters on the screen, I'm never shown why they need to.
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Production Company Little Teeth Pictures, Reality Pictures, Intrinsic Value Films, Connell Creations, Garbled Heritage Productions
Release Date Jan 21, 2011
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.gabiontheroofinjuly.com/
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Awards

Brooklyn International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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