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  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • ARC Entertainment (II)
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • ARC Entertainment (II)
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary John (David Duchovny) and Brenda (Hope Davis) try to put their life together after the tragic death of their young daughter, Maria (Olivia Steele-Falconer). As they deal with their numbing grief, they discover a way to honor their daughter’s wish for health and well-being for all children. With the help of their community, led by good fr...

Directed By: Anthony Fabian

Written By: Benjamin Chapin

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • ARC Entertainment (II)
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • ARC Entertainment (II)
  • 1 h 35 m

Louder Than Words

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary John (David Duchovny) and Brenda (Hope Davis) try to put their life together after the tragic death of their young daughter, Maria (Olivia Steele-Falconer). As they deal with their numbing grief, they discover a way to honor their daughter’s wish for health and well-being for all children. With the help of their community, led by good fr...

Directed By: Anthony Fabian

Written By: Benjamin Chapin

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
29
9% Positive
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27% Mixed
3 Reviews
64% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
29
9% Positive
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27% Mixed
3 Reviews
64% Negative
7 Reviews

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88
Jul 30, 2014
It’s a feel-good film with an infectious sense of fun and inspiration that brings out the best in people instead of catering to their lowest instincts.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 31, 2014
Unfortunately director Anthony Fabian prefers to dole out emotion in short bursts of superficial montage rather than fully dramatic scene work in which characters deepen through extended interaction. That leaves Louder Than Words feeling diffuse, choppy and cold rather than illuminative about how broken families heal after terrible loss.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 31, 2014
Duchovny tamps down his sardonic style to play a quiet guy, but the result is blandness. Timothy Hutton gives a solid turn as a standup businessman. In all, director Anthony Fabian isn’t sure how to build a nontreacly movie out of an inspiring true-life story.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 31, 2014
There’s a way to tell this story that wouldn’t come across as soggy or manipulative. However well intentioned, Louder Than Words doesn’t find that tone.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
25
Jul 31, 2014
At every turn, the movie is less moving than the real-life events that inspired it.
By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW
25
Jul 28, 2014
Never once does it project an intuitive understanding of how humans would behave or react in the midst of such a shattering misfortune.
By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW
16
Aug 5, 2014
This is advertisement masquerading as a story, pretending to be a movie, but at the very least, it’s for a good cause.
By Nikola Grozdanovic FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Identity Films
Release Date Aug 1, 2014
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating PG-13
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