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  • 2014
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary Back when they were brothers-in-law, married to two sisters, Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) were close friends, but they drifted apart as Mitch and his wife divorced and Colin's wife died. Now Mitch, a retired surgeon who can't quite admit to being retired, recruits a reluctant Colin on a holiday to Iceland-just the t...

Directed By: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens

Written By: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens

  • 2014
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 35 m

Land Ho!

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary Back when they were brothers-in-law, married to two sisters, Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) were close friends, but they drifted apart as Mitch and his wife divorced and Colin's wife died. Now Mitch, a retired surgeon who can't quite admit to being retired, recruits a reluctant Colin on a holiday to Iceland-just the t...

Directed By: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens

Written By: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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68% Positive
21 Reviews
32% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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68% Positive
21 Reviews
32% Mixed
10 Reviews
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91
Aug 15, 2014
Katz, who has been saddled with the deadly label "mumblecore" in the past, and Stephens ("Pilgrim Song") combine sensibilities of dry wit and warm earnestness in precise proportions. It's also further proof, if it were needed, that smart, funny, entertaining films are always around, even in the dog days of summer. You just have to know where to look.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
83
May 22, 2014
It's a funny and moving film about aging, but it's also a wacky journey across Iceland with two characters who are instantly likable and ultimately quite lovable.
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75
Jul 10, 2014
The film, written and directed by Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz, is slow as Christmas, but the two protagonists grow on you, like a Virginia creeper vine climbing a garden wall.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
65
Jan 27, 2014
Though its uncluttered simplicity and refreshing lack of cliches render it sublimely enjoyable, the film never digs deep enough to give itself much weight.
By Eric D. Snider FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 9, 2014
It adds bubbles to the show, but doesn’t change the essentially deadpan, amusingly banal nature of this journey and the two charming old men who take it.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
58
Jul 9, 2014
While it’s heartening in one sense to see this youthful, offbeat take on two men’s determination to stay eternally fresh, there’s something about the ease with which the characters reorder their lives that makes Land Ho! seem both a little slight and a little precious.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 10, 2014
While Land Ho! feels like a direct extension of its characters, with sedate compositions that are a far cry from the youthful opportunism steering the camera in Katz’s previous films, the uncharacteristic transparency of its agenda clashes with the joy of discovery its story craves.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.2
67% Positive
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17% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.2
67% Positive
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17% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company Chicago Media Project, Gamechanger Films, Max Cap Productions, Syncopated Films, Unbound Feet Productions, Vintage Pictures
Release Date Jul 11, 2014
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Come party with these guys!
Website https://www.facebook.com/landhofilm
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
North Carolina Film Critics Association
• 1 Nomination

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