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  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Increasingly anxious about his impending marriage to Nat and thoroughly bored with his day job as a wedding photographer, Theo establishes a hobby: he's hired by clients to clandestinely snap voyeuristic photos of them as they go about their days. Things go smoothly until a sexy exhibitionist leads him into an all-consuming obsession. As...

Directed By: Dana Adam Shapiro

Written By: Evan M. Wiener, Dana Adam Shapiro

  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 36 m

Monogamy

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Increasingly anxious about his impending marriage to Nat and thoroughly bored with his day job as a wedding photographer, Theo establishes a hobby: he's hired by clients to clandestinely snap voyeuristic photos of them as they go about their days. Things go smoothly until a sexy exhibitionist leads him into an all-consuming obsession. As...

Directed By: Dana Adam Shapiro

Written By: Evan M. Wiener, Dana Adam Shapiro

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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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82% Mixed
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70
Mar 8, 2011
The film's final plot twist is easy to spot well before it arrives, but that doesn't detract from its crafty, heartfelt, and surprisingly sound affirmation of getting hitched.
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60
Mar 11, 2011
Despite the ominous feel, this is a mystery about losing or gaining lives and unknown detours.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 24, 2011
Monogamy sets up a nifty idea that it doesn't follow through.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 10, 2011
With modest resources, some nice digital camerawork and an appealing cast - the likable Ms. Jones draws you in easily - Mr. Shapiro keeps you engaged even when his story falters.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 8, 2011
While Shapiro does a fine job of emulating kink classics like "Blow Out," his film lacks one element that De Palma wouldn't have been caught dead without: a sense of humor.
By Eric Hynes FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 7, 2011
A painfully dull plunge into the suffocating self-absorption that seems to be killing modern romance.
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38
Mar 11, 2011
Plotwise, the movie can (like many a Brooklynite) barely be bothered to comb its hair. Just when the pace needs to pick up, everyone sits around discussing fruity drinks.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company TBD, Renart Films, Human Loves Human Productions
Release Date Mar 11, 2011
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination
Zurich Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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