Year by the Sea - Metacritic

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2017
Unrated
Real Women Make Waves
1 h 54 m

2017
Unrated
Real Women Make Waves
1 h 54 m

Summary After 30 years as a wife and mother, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod rather than follow her relocated husband to Kansas. Intent to rediscover herself but plagued with guilt, she questions her decision until stumbling upon a spirited mentor. Supported by her literary agent and a host of locals, including a sexy fisherman, our heroine...

Directed By: Alexander Janko

Written By: Joan Anderson, Alexander Janko

2017
Unrated
Real Women Make Waves
1 h 54 m

2017
Unrated
Real Women Make Waves
1 h 54 m

Year by the Sea

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

43

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

8.0

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Summary After 30 years as a wife and mother, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod rather than follow her relocated husband to Kansas. Intent to rediscover herself but plagued with guilt, she questions her decision until stumbling upon a spirited mentor. Supported by her literary agent and a host of locals, including a sexy fisherman, our heroine...

Directed By: Alexander Janko

Written By: Joan Anderson, Alexander Janko

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

11% Positive
1 Review

56% Mixed
5 Reviews

33% Negative
3 Reviews

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

11% Positive
1 Review

56% Mixed
5 Reviews

33% Negative
3 Reviews

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Sep 9, 2017

Joan’s peculiar kind of charm is mostly owed to Allen, who gives what might be the most complex, layered performance of her career.

By Jose Solís FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 7, 2017

Joan’s story unfolds all too neatly, but in Allen’s spark and grace there’s a real sense of discovery.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

60% Positive
3 Ratings

40% Mixed
2 Ratings

0% Negative
0 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

60% Positive
3 Ratings

40% Mixed
2 Ratings

0% Negative
0 Ratings

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Sep 7, 2017

It’s less the story of a woman taking a year off from city life and her husband than it is a pleasant revue of sketches and scenarios on that topic.

By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 7, 2017

The movie is not entirely my cup of tea, although it is refreshing in its depiction of diverse, older female characters.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Sep 14, 2017

Unfortunately, this overlong picture rarely feels particularly authentic.

By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

Mar 7, 2017

Nothing much happens here. It’s scenic, but writer-director Alexander Janko has cast the thing with no flavor. Nobody has an accent, not even the local Cape Cod characters.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Sep 8, 2017

Even women will lose their man cards if they buy a ticket to Year by the Sea, a figurative and nearly retch-inducing celebration of the ovary based on a best-selling memoir by Joan Anderson.

By Tricia Olszewski FULL REVIEW

See All 9 Critic Reviews

Details

Production Company Montabela Productions, Real Women Make Waves, Rivet Entertainment LLC

Release Date Sep 8, 2017

Duration 1 h 54 m

Rating Unrated

Genres

Tagline It's never too late to reclaim your life...

Website https://www.facebook.com/yearbythesea

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Awards

Rhode Island International Film Festival

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

Hamilton Film Festival, CA

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

Vail Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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