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  • 2015
  • TV-14
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2015
  • TV-14
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary Davina (Natalia Dyer) is an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl who often escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother (Toni Meyerhoff), she looks for salvation in a new relationship with an older boy (Peter Vack). Davina is swept into a whirlwind of romance ...

Directed By: Leah Meyerhoff

Written By: Leah Meyerhoff

  • 2015
  • TV-14
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2015
  • TV-14
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 20 m

I Believe in Unicorns

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Davina (Natalia Dyer) is an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl who often escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother (Toni Meyerhoff), she looks for salvation in a new relationship with an older boy (Peter Vack). Davina is swept into a whirlwind of romance ...

Directed By: Leah Meyerhoff

Written By: Leah Meyerhoff

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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11% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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11% Negative
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90
May 26, 2015
The performances are strong, the imaginary visions are suggestive and fleeting, and the film as a whole is swoony, tender, skittish, a little scary — in short, this is what young love feels like. More Meyerhoff, please!
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
83
Jun 4, 2015
It rings true and resonates as real even in its fantasies, because it is rooted in a place of authenticity, in subjectivity, in emotion, and in storytelling. And that is what makes a film like this work so well.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
80
May 28, 2015
Stretched to 80 minutes, the story (by the director Leah Meyerhoff) almost breaks; that it holds together without compromising its simplicity or emotional authenticity only proves that, contrary to the maxim, you don’t need a gun if you’ve got the right girl.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
75
May 29, 2015
If it falls victim to a bit too many college film student clichés, it’s easy to forgive Meyerhoff due to the great performance she draws from her talented young star and what this film means for her bright future.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 22, 2015
In spite of its fanciful tendencies, the film nails the growing pains that result from love and loss.
By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW
67
May 28, 2015
It’s a testament to Meyerhoff’s talent as a director that she manages to give the standard coming-of-age material emotional resonance, especially amid classic teen-girl journal imagery like balloons, sparklers, homemade wings, and, of course, unicorns.
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20
May 27, 2015
It’s easy to roll your eyes at this slapdash film-school reject — though director Leah Meyerhoff can be forgiven a bit. She’s still in film school.
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Release Date May 29, 2015
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating TV-14
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Website https://www.facebook.com/unicornsthemovie
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Awards

Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Atlanta Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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