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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary The story of an autistic youth named Ricky who, after a particularly difficult day at school, escapes into the subways. It's here that he starts his real journey, on a days-long voyage of discovery while, above ground, his mom frantically searches for him.

Directed By: Sam Fleischner

Written By: Rose Lichter-Marck, Micah Bloomberg

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 42 m

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 10 Critic Reviews
86
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary The story of an autistic youth named Ricky who, after a particularly difficult day at school, escapes into the subways. It's here that he starts his real journey, on a days-long voyage of discovery while, above ground, his mom frantically searches for him.

Directed By: Sam Fleischner

Written By: Rose Lichter-Marck, Micah Bloomberg

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 10 Critic Reviews
86
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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100
May 22, 2014
A small miracle of a film.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
91
May 22, 2014
The sincerity and earnestness of Stand Clear of the Closing Doors are brave and true.
By Diana Drumm FULL REVIEW
90
Apr 17, 2014
Consistently fascinating and suspenseful.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
88
May 18, 2014
We're simply presented a person in trouble, and we're allowed to recognize his problems as extreme embodiments of universal issues of terror, confusion, and loneliness.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
83
May 21, 2014
Effectively portrays New York City as a cacophonous collision of disparate voices, sidestepping the nightmarish outcome of that child’s story in favor of a different, more enduringly visible disaster.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
70
May 22, 2014
Though it has the dramatic apparatus of fiction, the film unfolds with a documentary-like openness to the world around it.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 17, 2014
Action takes a backseat to local color in well-acted drama.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.8
40% Positive
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60% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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60% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company How follows what, M ss ng p eces, SeeThink Films
Release Date May 23, 2014
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/StandClearOfTheClosingDoors
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Awards

Deauville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Athens International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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