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  • 2020
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2020
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary On the 29th of every month, when the welfare runs out, Catherine talks her alcoholic mother off of the same bridge. Literally. Catherine, a connoisseur of bad decisions, dreams of being successful. At anything. Tammy, her mother, has been so poor for so long all she can do is party about it. When Tammy is diagnosed with terminal cancer C...

Directed By: Amy Jo Johnson

Written By: Joanne Sarazen

  • 2020
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2020
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 25 m

Tammy's Always Dying

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary On the 29th of every month, when the welfare runs out, Catherine talks her alcoholic mother off of the same bridge. Literally. Catherine, a connoisseur of bad decisions, dreams of being successful. At anything. Tammy, her mother, has been so poor for so long all she can do is party about it. When Tammy is diagnosed with terminal cancer C...

Directed By: Amy Jo Johnson

Written By: Joanne Sarazen

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
55
38% Positive
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63% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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38% Positive
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63% Mixed
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80
Apr 30, 2020
Tammy’s Always Dying is a richly observed comedy-drama. Johnson’s direction is intelligent and restrained.
By Michael Ordoña FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 30, 2020
A bittersweet dramedy about an exceedingly fraught mother/daughter relationship and the ties that nevertheless bind, Tammy’s Always Dying is buoyed by a superb cast and a palpably stark setting (mostly Hamilton, Ontario with forays into Toronto) that combine to elevate the film above its more predictable aspects.
By Kim Hughes FULL REVIEW
67
Apr 30, 2020
The result is bittersweet and poignant in its complex truths, but also saccharinely convenient in its execution.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 30, 2020
The main reason the film is worth a watch is the strong performances of its two leads.
By Beandrea July FULL REVIEW
58
Apr 30, 2020
The film has more success in smaller beats, when it’s not hamstrung by over-the-top performances or obvious drama. It has just enough going for it to hint at the deeper story beneath the surface: a film only about half measures, not the kind that dishes them out on its own.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 30, 2020
A uniquely Canadian exercise in down-and-out misery, Amy Jo Johnson’s second directorial effort, Tammy’s Always Dying, delivers a wealth of interesting talent to the table, and leaves them to fight for scraps.
By Barry Hertz FULL REVIEW
40
Apr 30, 2020
Competently crafted, Tammy is too glib to be poignant and too defeatist to be amusing.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company JA Productions, Eggplant Picture & Sound
Release Date May 1, 2020
Duration 1 h 25 m
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 2 Nominations
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
ACTRA Awards
• 1 Nomination

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