2017
TV-MA
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 26 m

2017
TV-MA
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 26 m

Summary A small town on the night of Orson Welles’s legendary 1938 War of the Worlds radio hoax is fooled into believing aliens are invading America. As they face what they think is their last night alive, hilarious & life-changing events unfold.

Directed By: Jody Lambert

Written By: Michael Dowling, Jody Lambert

2017
TV-MA
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 26 m

2017
TV-MA
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 26 m

Brave New Jersey

Name: Brave New Jersey
Genre: Comedy, History
Released: 2017-08-04
Duration: 1 min 26 s
Rating: 45
Cast: Anna Camp, Erika Alexander, Tony Hale, Heather Burns, Sam Jaeger

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Jody Lambert

Written By: Michael Dowling, Jody Lambert

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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

25% Positive
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50% Mixed
4 Reviews

25% Negative
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Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

25% Positive
2 Reviews

50% Mixed
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25% Negative
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The Film Stage

Aug 3, 2017

Occasionally clunky pacing aside, the film is a delightful bit of cinematic comfort food.

By John Fink FULL REVIEW

Variety

Aug 7, 2017

[An] uneven but ultimately winning comedy.

By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Aug 3, 2017

The film’s narrative simplicity can be charming or frustrating, depending on your feelings about awkward dialogue and overreacting actors.

By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 3, 2017

The film wastes several talented performers with its low-key, rambling humor and one-dimensional characters.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Aug 3, 2017

The story is spread too thin, or perhaps there just wasn’t that much substance to begin with.

By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Jul 25, 2017

It’s just that this one has nothing much to offer, archetypal characters giving rote performances of a script that needed serious workshopping and edge-adding.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Aug 1, 2017

Lambert aims for gentle, Lake Wobegon–ish nostalgia, but the jokes never land, the undifferentiated small town confers no sense of location, and its eccentrics aren’t particularly weird.

By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW

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Production Company The Shot Clock, BondIt Media Capital, Talent One

Release Date Aug 4, 2017

Duration 1 h 26 m

Rating TV-MA

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Tagline An alien invasion comedy where the aliens never show up.

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Awards

Phoenix Film Festival

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

Austin Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Brave New Jersey

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Top Cast

Anna Camp

Peg Prickett

Erika Alexander

Helen Holbrook

Tony Hale

Clark Hill

Heather Burns

Lorraine Davison

Sam Jaeger

Paul Davison

Evan Jonigkeit

Sparky

Raymond J. Barry

Captain Ambrose P. Collins

Dan Bakkedahl

Reverend Ray Rogers

Mel Rodriguez

Sheriff Dandy

Grace Kaufman

Ann Davison

Matt Oberg

Chardy Edwards

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Old Farmer Lady

Noah Lomax

Peter

Leonard Earl Howze

Stan Holbrook

Adina Eady

Shannon

Bill Coelius

Mac

Jack Landry

Neighbor Del

Blaque Fowler

Old Timer

Helen Ingebritsen

Woman with Flashlight

Antoinette Cancelliere

Karen

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