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  • 2008
  • R
  • Peace Arch Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Peace Arch Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Mercer steals a car to escape his small Oregon town and find his older brother after a tragic loss in the family. Once on the road he becomes attached to phone calls from Kate, the forgiving and mysterious girl who owns the car he stole. With her voice as guidance Mercer travels across the former Wild West to find a new sense of belongin...

Directed By: Martin Hynes

Written By: Martin Hynes

  • 2008
  • R
  • Peace Arch Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Peace Arch Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m

The Go-Getter

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary Mercer steals a car to escape his small Oregon town and find his older brother after a tragic loss in the family. Once on the road he becomes attached to phone calls from Kate, the forgiving and mysterious girl who owns the car he stole. With her voice as guidance Mercer travels across the former Wild West to find a new sense of belongin...

Directed By: Martin Hynes

Written By: Martin Hynes

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88
Director-writer Martin Hynes shapes his first movie into something emotionally truthful, painfully funny and vibrantly alive. It's a near-perfect road movie, since you don't want the ride to end.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
80
An unusually fresh-feeling indie with a nice sense of style. The potentially predictable story of a young man who undertakes an impromptu journey to resolve some unfinished family business emerges as an appealing tale of personal growth with hand-crafted contours.
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
75
The enchanting voice on the phone, who delightfully shows up in person halfway through, belongs to Zooey Deschanel. In real life, she hooked up with the composer of the lively score, M. Ward, to create the pop duo She & Him.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
70
Modestly rewards with gorgeous sun-spotted cinematography, tender digressions in rather brave quantities, and believably charming dialogue that doesn't all sound like it came from the same brain (listen up, Diablo Cody).
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63
A cute, slight tale.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
50
The Go-Getter travels, but it doesn't go anywhere.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
50
This is a fairly well-made picture that's just been fairly well-made too many times before, a knock-off of a thousand other knock-offs.
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Et Cetera Films, Fillmore, Two Roads Entertainment
Release Date Jun 6, 2008
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
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Tagline Life doesn't come with a roadmap.
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