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- 2014
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 37 m
- 2014
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 37 m
Directed By: Megan Griffiths
Written By: Huck Botko, Caroline Sherman, Emily Wachtel
- 2014
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 37 m
- 2014
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 37 m
Lucky Them
65
User Score
Generally Favorable
6.8
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Directed By: Megan Griffiths
Written By: Huck Botko, Caroline Sherman, Emily Wachtel
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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74% Positive
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26% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
65
74% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
26% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Director Megan Griffiths, best known for the grim human-trafficking drama "Eden," proves surprisingly adept at this lighter material, maintaining a slightly loopy tone that serves to make the occasional dramatic moments all the more piercing.
A clever, fun, and affecting romantic dramedy about love and rock-and-roll.
Clearly a labor of love for all involved. Listen carefully on the soundtrack and you’ll hear the voice of Joanne Woodward as Ellie’s mom. Woodward is one of the executive producers of this lovely little film, which is dedicated to her late husband, Paul Newman.
Strangely Bechdel Test-failing and as far removed from real life as Middle Earth, Lucky Them nonetheless hits familiar beats in welcome and unexpected ways, and does it by the book.
The movie is disappointingly flat-footed about both rock and journalism, and its shaggy plot sheds logic as it goes. Still, the actors are excellent; they’re triple crème slathered on an odd little undercooked biscuit of a script.
While Lucky Them may not be a classic, the actors at least find a cool groove.
It labors under the illusion that an abundance of Sub Pop memorabilia is adequate substitute for the honest evocation of a creative subculture and the personalities of which it's composed.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable
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Awards
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
• 1 Nomination
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Nomination
