2008
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 33 m

2008
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 33 m

Summary Avery Allan Ludlow, a Korean War vet with a tragic past, lives alone in a small town where he runs the local hardware store. Av's only companion is a 14-year-old ginger-haired dog, aptly named Red by Av's late wife. One day, Av and Red are enjoying a placid outing at their favorite fishing spot when three boys and a shotgun come along. I...

Directed By: Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee

Written By: Stephen Susco, Jack Ketchum

2008
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 33 m

2008
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 33 m

Red

Name: Red
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2008-08-08
Duration: 1 min 33 s
Rating: 61
Cast: Brian Cox, Noel Fisher, Kyle Gallner, Shiloh Fernandez, Kim Dickens

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

6.3

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Directed By: Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee

Written By: Stephen Susco, Jack Ketchum

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
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New York Post

Cox brilliantly underplays Avery, Sizemore is perfect as the arrogant dad, and the three boys (Noel Fisher, Kyle Gallner and Shiloh Fernandez) are right on pitch. Red the dog's pretty wonderful, too.

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The A.V. Club

Red's dialogue is a bit blunt, its characters are too broadly outlined, and the situation verges on the ludicrous at times, especially in the way these dumb kids keep committing terrible crimes without leaving any evidence. But the movie isn't meant to be an exercise in realism.

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Washington Post

Its earnest, always incomplete quest haunts us in ways stock imagery cannot.

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Variety

Touchy subject matter aside, Red demonstrates real elegance in its commitment to a relatively straightforward story, allowing the characters' emotions to come to a slow boil.

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The New York Times

Once Avery's mission assumes a Freudian dimension, the allegory loses its moral force and changes from a meditation on justice, power and inequality into a gory melodrama.

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Village Voice

The movie's escalating series of tit-for-tat revenge ploys becomes a bit tedious even at 95 minutes, but Cox and a rich (if not always well-served) supporting cast that includes Tom Sizemore, Amanda Plummer, and Robert Englund keep it more than watchable throughout.

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Christian Science Monitor

Any movie that opens with the killing of a pet dog is definitely going to capture your attention. But where do you go from there?

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

6.3

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Production Company Billy Goat Pictures, Tenk

Release Date Aug 8, 2008

Duration 1 h 33 m

Rating R

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Tagline They should have told the truth.

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Awards

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Warsaw International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Brian Cox

Avery Ludlow

Noel Fisher

Danny

Kyle Gallner

Harold

Shiloh Fernandez

Pete

Kim Dickens

Carrie

Marcia Bennett

Emma

Richard Riehle

Sam

Tom Sizemore

Mr. McCormack

Ashley Laurence

Mrs. McCormack

Robert Englund

Mr. Doust

Amanda Plummer

Mrs. Doust

Keith Buterbaugh

Dean

Jack Ketchum

Bartender

Delaney Williams

Gun Shop Manager

Tate Ellington

Gun Shop Clerk

Greg Stuhr

Fire Marshall

John-Luke Montias

Cop

Katie Piel

Gloria

Lauren Birkell

Molly Flick

Kacee DeMasi

Girlfriend

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