2013
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 27 m

2013
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 27 m

Summary Lyle is a repo-man, an often perilous and/or heart breaking enterprise. His sole companion is his girlfriend Nina, an unemployed, capricious, dreamer. To dull the stress of their daily lives, they self-medicate with marijuana. But what should be a match made in stoner heaven turns into a love triangle gone awry in this dark comedy about ...

Directed By: Shaka King

Written By: Shaka King

2013
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 27 m

2013
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 27 m

Newlyweeds

Name: Newlyweeds
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2013-09-18
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Rating: 62
Cast: Amari Cheatom, Trae Harris, Tone Tank, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Tonya Pinkins

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

58% Positive
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Salon

Sep 25, 2013

I’m saying that King has fearlessly forged into unexplored territory — that being the African-American stoner comedy, with an adult audience in view – and the results are profoundly hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, often brilliant and entirely devoid of political piety.

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Village Voice

Sep 17, 2013

Debut writer-director Shaka King dramatizes her characters' descent into disarray with disarming intimacy.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

The Dissolve

Sep 17, 2013

The movie has a certain dark charm, and often feels like early Spike Lee in its energetic depiction of working-class Bed-Stuy folk.

By Andrew Lapin FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Sep 16, 2013

Going neither in the direction of Reefer Madness nor a Cheech and Chong movie, it's both funny and serious, and its depictions of pot-smoking could be read as either promotional or cautionary.

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New York Daily News

Sep 18, 2013

Despite the hard lessons learned, King seems to have a pretty deep appreciation for Lyle and Nina’s drug of choice — and you’ll probably enjoy the movie a little more if you feel the same. Just think twice if you’re planning to sneak some homemade brownies into the theater when you see it.

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The New York Times

Sep 18, 2013

Newlyweeds, for all its freshness, never really lands. It remains suspended in a haze of secondhand smoke.

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Time Out

Sep 17, 2013

Newlyweeds looks and sounds primo. Storytelling-wise, however, it’s more than one toke over the line.

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Production Company TIN OR W Productions, 10th Hole Productions

Release Date Sep 18, 2013

Duration 1 h 27 m

Rating R

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Tagline A stoner couple struggles to get by, get high, and get lost.

Website https://www.facebook.com/Newlyweeds

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Film Independent Spirit Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Amari Cheatom

Lyle

Trae Harris

Nina

Tone Tank

Jackie

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Philly

Tonya Pinkins

Patrice

Diane Neal

Manny

Adrian Martinez

Hernan

Hassan Johnson

Two For Three

Anthony Chisholm

Devin

Colman Domingo

Chico

Sharon Hope

Ms. Tunison

Liam Broggy

Jimmy

Lucas Delvasto

Curtis

Joanna Leeds

Ms. Reece

Scott Krupnick

Al

Kevin Curtis

Transvestite Prostitute

Kevin Cannon

Vagrant

Jeremy Shinder

Lindsey

Paul Bomba

Cop #3

Tim Barker

Cop #2

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