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- 1980
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 3 m
- 1980
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 3 m
Summary When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
Directed By: John Cassavetes
Written By: John Cassavetes
- 1980
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 3 m
- 1980
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 3 m
Gloria
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Summary When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
Directed By: John Cassavetes
Written By: John Cassavetes
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
68
83% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Cassavetes and the two leads keep maudlin sentimentality at bay until the very bitter end, when the film basically 'fesses up that movie-style happy endings are the stuff of pipe dreams. Terrific.
The agreeable Gloria - despite the TV advertising, it is neither violent nor frightening - has three built-in audiences, none of which should be disappointed in the slightest: students of acting, children and suckers for fairy tales. [11 Oct 1980]
Gloria is the rare Cassavetes film to expand its scope beyond an insular community.
Gloria is tough, sweet and goofy.
Gena Rowlands is excellent as the tired woman who decides to take her chances for the boy. The kid is a right blend of understanding and childish tantrums.
Heightened emotion and nagging banal reality fight each other for screen space, doing final battle in a daringly ambiguous ending.
The rapport that ought to evolve between Gloria and her juvenile charge never quite makes it from the filmmaker's imagination onto the screen. [10 Oct 1980, p.E7]
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures
Release Date Oct 1, 1980
Duration 2 h 3 m
Rating PG
Tagline She attempted to beat the mob at their own game.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
