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  • 2006
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Three years after entering prison for robbery as a 19-year-old heroin addict, Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal) begins her first day of freedom, clean and sober. A model prisoner who has undergone personal transformation, she immediately sets out to regain custody of her young daughter Alexis. (IFC Films)

Directed By: Laurie Collyer

Written By: Laurie Collyer

  • 2006
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 36 m

SherryBaby

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary Three years after entering prison for robbery as a 19-year-old heroin addict, Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal) begins her first day of freedom, clean and sober. A model prisoner who has undergone personal transformation, she immediately sets out to regain custody of her young daughter Alexis. (IFC Films)

Directed By: Laurie Collyer

Written By: Laurie Collyer

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
66
72% Positive
13 Reviews
22% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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72% Positive
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100
Maggie Gyllenhaal is such a miracle of an actress that she makes you respond to the innocence of Sherry's desperate, selfish destruction.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
80
What distinguishes the film from its many peers is the quality of Ms. Collyer’s writing -- which rarely reaches for obvious, melodramatic beats -- and the precision of Ms. Gyllenhaal’s performance. She treats the character neither as a case study nor as an opportunity to show off her range, but rather as a completely ordinary and therefore arrestingly complicated person.
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75
Danny Trejo plays Sherry's sometime lover and friend, and he's a big asset to a small, sharp film that won't be for everyone. That's a compliment.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
70
Gyllenhaal turns the young ex-con into an enormously sympathetic figure, but by the end there's no denying that her need for the girl is as selfish as her addiction.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW
70
Gyllenhaal, in her most substantial role since "Secretary," does a fine, unshowy job of limning Sherry's faults without alienating the viewer or pleading for sympathy.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Sherrybaby is by no means a terrible film...But we know exactly where the transparent action is going from word one.
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25
A movie bursting with nothingness.
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Production Company Big Beach, Elevation Filmworks, Red Envelope Entertainment
Release Date Sep 8, 2006
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
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Tagline No one makes it alone.
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Deauville Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 3 Nominations

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