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- 2013
- R
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 36 m
- 2013
- R
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 36 m
Summary Grace (Brie Larson), a young supervising staff member of a foster care facility, looks after troubled teens and reckons with her own past alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend, Mason (John Gallagher Jr.).
Directed By: Destin Daniel Cretton
Written By: Destin Daniel Cretton
- 2013
- R
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 36 m
- 2013
- R
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 36 m
Short Term 12
8.3
Where to Watch
Summary Grace (Brie Larson), a young supervising staff member of a foster care facility, looks after troubled teens and reckons with her own past alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend, Mason (John Gallagher Jr.).
Directed By: Destin Daniel Cretton
Written By: Destin Daniel Cretton
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
82
92% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
82
92% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Short Term 12 is a miracle of a movie. Beautifully written and perfectly played, all of human life is here: the good, the bad, the messy and the uplifting.
It's a delicate yet passionate creation, modest in scope but almost overwhelming in its emotional intricacy, ambition, and resonance. Easily one of the best films so far this year, it's a nearly perfect blend of pimple-faced naturalism, righteous moral fury, nuanced social insight, and unsentimental but devastating drama.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 226 User Ratings
8.3
90% Positive
203 Ratings
203 Ratings
4% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
6% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 226 User Ratings
8.3
90% Positive
203 Ratings
203 Ratings
4% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
6% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
A beautiful, fun and moving film. The ensemble acting is realistic and heartfelt. The writing and dialogue are crisp. It brought me into a part of the world around me that I had been oblivious to. NOT TO BE MISSED!
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A genuinely moving look at life in a group foster home that avoids most of the usual routes into viewers' hearts.
[Brie Larson's] performance is something of a quiet revelation, and in turn, the same could be said of the film itself.
Brie Larson is a revelation as the linchpin of Short Term 12. An industrious young actress, her performance here is remarkably natural and understated.
It doesn’t happen all at once, nor does the film imply that coming to terms with one’s past is any kind of panacea. Grace’s problems are long term, but, like her adolescent charges, one has the sense she’ll get by.
There's a too-cute-to-be-true ending to this US indie movie by the much-acclaimed young director Destin Cretton; I couldn't buy it, and found myself wondering if I had kept the receipt for the rest of the film too.
This is a movie that connects with all human emotions at the same time, both good and bad. The degree of realism of human interaction is superb, and the characters are very well developed. This is one of those rare movies that touches you for real, and leave you with that warm feeling inside.
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The performances are great. However, I can't say the same thing about the way the subject matter is treated and presented. At times it felt embarrassingly over inflated, surreal and at some points, like a fairy tale. I think they tried to squeeze to much emotion in less than two hours. I've definitely seen more decent and way better movies about child abuse.
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Not believable. The history of the lead was improbable. More like a documentary but was too neatly linked up to a matching unbelievable conclusion. Tried to pull all the emotional strings, if you don't fall for it then waiting for the ending was all that was worth waiting for.
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Production Company
Animal Kingdom,
Traction Media
Release Date Aug 23, 2013
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Support them. Take care of them. But don't become their friend.
Awards
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Locarno International Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 5 Nominations
