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  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary Inspired by true events, Loggerheads tells the story of an adoption "triad" -- birth mother, child, and adoptive parents -- each in three interwoven stories in the days leading up to Mother’s Day weekend, and each in one of the three distinctive geographical regions of North Carolina: mountains, Piedmont and coastal plain. (Strand Relea...

Directed By: Tim Kirkman

Written By: Caitlin Dixon, Tim Kirkman

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 35 m

Loggerheads

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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Summary Inspired by true events, Loggerheads tells the story of an adoption "triad" -- birth mother, child, and adoptive parents -- each in three interwoven stories in the days leading up to Mother’s Day weekend, and each in one of the three distinctive geographical regions of North Carolina: mountains, Piedmont and coastal plain. (Strand Relea...

Directed By: Tim Kirkman

Written By: Caitlin Dixon, Tim Kirkman

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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48% Positive
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52% Mixed
11 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
62
48% Positive
10 Reviews
52% Mixed
11 Reviews
0% Negative
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Beautifully acted, structurally sophisticated heart-tugger.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
75
Slow, unadorned, compassionate, and earnest, Loggerheads is a low-fi throwback to the independent films of the 1980s and '90s.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
70
If it isn't easy being any of the troubled people wandering through the film, Loggerheads makes it easy not only to believe in them, but to care about them as well.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
60
If Loggerheads sometimes feels too forced, it features some unforgettable performances, especially by Hunt, an accomplished comedienne who makes an impressive debut as a dramatic lead here.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
50
It's all in the telling, and Loggerheads practically aches with its own heal-the-world earnestness.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
50
Hunt and, especially, Harper do excellent work rounding out sketchily-written roles. But Pardue, who offers little beyond movie-star looks, is either miscast or genuinely unable to grasp his character's intense longing and insecurity.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
40
As impatient as I was with Loggerheads, I can't hate it. The sincerity of its performances is too real; its compassion for its characters is too strong. On the other hand, I haven't mentioned yet that the loggerhead is a species of turtle.
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Production Company 120dB Films, Independent Dream Machine, LaSalleHolland, Talent One
Release Date Oct 14, 2005
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline One son. Two mothers. Three endangered lives.
Website http://www.loggerheadsmovie.com/
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Awards

Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
L.A. Outfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBT Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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