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  • 2017
  • R
  • Brainstorm Media
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2017
  • R
  • Brainstorm Media
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Darcy Baylor (Holly Hunter) is an academic administrator at a Mississippi college, but another round of budget cuts puts her job — like nearly everything in her life — in limbo. Her son Walker committed suicide seven years ago, and the only constants in Darcy's life since then have been her gardening and her best friend, Byrd (Carrie Coo...

Directed By: Katherine Dieckmann

Written By: Katherine Dieckmann

  • 2017
  • R
  • Brainstorm Media
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2017
  • R
  • Brainstorm Media
  • 1 h 32 m

Strange Weather

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary Darcy Baylor (Holly Hunter) is an academic administrator at a Mississippi college, but another round of budget cuts puts her job — like nearly everything in her life — in limbo. Her son Walker committed suicide seven years ago, and the only constants in Darcy's life since then have been her gardening and her best friend, Byrd (Carrie Coo...

Directed By: Katherine Dieckmann

Written By: Katherine Dieckmann

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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54% Positive
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46% Mixed
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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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80
Jul 27, 2017
In a quivering, bone-deep performance, Hunter takes Darcy from a mother encased in guilt to a woman who can acknowledge her shattering loss while still recognizing her right to be alive.
By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 28, 2017
In the end, human decency and resilience are this narrative’s common threads. And you needn’t have lost a loved one to recognize it.
By Tricia Olszewski FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 27, 2017
Watching an actress of Hunter’s caliber in a meaty leading role partly compensates for the creaky plot and overearnest tone.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 26, 2017
There’s a tough and mysterious film within Strange Weather, though it doesn’t quite escape the strictures of a busy and studiously weird narrative that’s governed by formula screenwriting.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 1, 2017
It’s meant to be a gritty slice of cornpone about revenge from a woman’s point of view, but the female protagonist who emerges is nothing but a cartoon.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 9, 2017
For all its potential, the movie ultimately feels like a frustrating miscalculation; the ingredients are there — it's the recipe that's off.
By Jon Frosch FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 9, 2017
There’s no free-at-last rain dance for Darcy, but just about every other lyrical cliche appears on cue.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Kalamalka Productions Limited, Quincy Pics, iDeal Partners Film Fund
Release Date Jul 28, 2017
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating R
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Tagline Make war with the past. Find peace with yourself.
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Awards

Chlotrudis Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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