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- 2000
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 50 m
- 2000
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 50 m
Summary Upon release from prison, a young man (Schreiber) begins working for a small town's park departmant. He forms a friendship with a co-worker, an older man (Beatty).
Directed By: Tom Gilroy
Written By: Tom Gilroy
- 2000
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 50 m
- 2000
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 50 m
Spring Forward
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Summary Upon release from prison, a young man (Schreiber) begins working for a small town's park departmant. He forms a friendship with a co-worker, an older man (Beatty).
Directed By: Tom Gilroy
Written By: Tom Gilroy
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
79
93% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Spring Forward is so fully realized and so moving that you wish you could get away with merely saying: "Go see it for yourself."
The sense of continuing life is quietly remarkable.
It's a pleasure to watch these unhurried, character-driven vignettes when such great actors are anchoring them.
Gilroy has brilliantly played to his strengths in Spring Forward. With a story that has no room for big, obviously "cinematic" effects, he concentrates on simple staging, unobtrusive (though often beautifully evocative) visuals, and sheer performance. It's a decision that pays off.
It's the kind of unpretentious movie that falls between the cracks, and for a certain kind of audience, the thoughtful kind, it would be a shame to miss.
The movie's seven scenes were filmed in real time (as opposed to condensed editing-room time) over the course of a year, giving the drama an extra touch of realism and humanity.
Tom Gilroy's debut feature is a little obvious, but it's an excellent showcase for the criminally underused Ned Beatty.
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Production Company
Journeyman Pictures,
C-Hundred Film Corporation,
cineBLAST! Productions
Release Date Dec 1, 2000
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating R
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Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
WorldFest Houston
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Gotham Awards
• 1 Nomination
