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  • 2009
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good ol‘ boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man‘s American dream is just beginning, ...

Directed By: Ramin Bahrani

Written By: Bahareh Azimi, Ramin Bahrani

  • 2009
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 31 m

Goodbye Solo

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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89
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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Summary On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good ol‘ boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man‘s American dream is just beginning, ...

Directed By: Ramin Bahrani

Written By: Bahareh Azimi, Ramin Bahrani

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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100% Positive
25 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews
89
100% Positive
25 Reviews
0% Mixed
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100
A quietly soulful study of two very different men.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
100
Almost frighteningly alive.
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90
Bahrani possesses a disciplined sense of composition and form, a vision of the world that extends beyond the boundaries of his own navel, and the understanding that it is possible to make films about class and race in this country without pandering to the audience.
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88
It's intelligent and emotional, not studied or sappy.
By Michael Sragow FULL REVIEW
83
The result is a playful, elusive movie that isn't so much heartwarming as soul-cleansing.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
80
Most of the movie's subterranean emotion is found in the unsettled relationship between Solo and William, and in the extraordinary performances by the two leading men.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
75
What distinguishes Goodbye Solo, beyond Savané’s larger-than-life personality bumping up against West’s intractable curmudgeon, is the continued particularity of Bahrani’s work.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
7.0
75% Positive
12 Ratings
19% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
7.0
75% Positive
12 Ratings
19% Mixed
3 Ratings
6% Negative
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Production Company Gigantic Pictures, ITVS International, Lucky Hat Entertainment, Noruz Films (I)
Release Date Mar 27, 2009
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/Goodbye-Solo/21652698621
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Awards

Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
• 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations

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