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2017
Not Rated
The Orchard
1 h 25 m

2017
Not Rated
The Orchard
1 h 25 m

Summary Peter Latang (Jesse Wakeman) left working class Warwick, Rhode Island to reinvent himself as a slick, Wall Street mover and shaker. Fifteen years later, when he's forced to return home to bury his Grandmother he loses his wallet on the trip. Stranded, the only person he can think of to help him out is his next door neighbor and former ch...

Directed By: Kris Avedisian

Written By: Kyle Espeleta, Jesse Wakeman, Kris Avedisian

2017
Not Rated
The Orchard
1 h 25 m

2017
Not Rated
The Orchard
1 h 25 m

Donald Cried

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

72

User Score Generally Favorable

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Summary Peter Latang (Jesse Wakeman) left working class Warwick, Rhode Island to reinvent himself as a slick, Wall Street mover and shaker. Fifteen years later, when he's forced to return home to bury his Grandmother he loses his wallet on the trip. Stranded, the only person he can think of to help him out is his next door neighbor and former ch...

Directed By: Kris Avedisian

Written By: Kyle Espeleta, Jesse Wakeman, Kris Avedisian

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

85% Positive
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8% Mixed
1 Review

8% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

85% Positive
11 Reviews

8% Mixed
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8% Negative
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The New York Times

Mar 2, 2017

Donald Cried is an acutely insightful, exquisitely written and acted triumph for Mr. Avedisian, who understands how the past permanently clings to us.

By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

Jan 19, 2017

While hardly reinventing the wheel, Donald Cried spins it faster than usual, taking cues from its memorably irritating protagonist. Beneath its entertainment value, the movie also hints at the tragedy of aimless adulthood.

By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW

Jan 19, 2017

In virtually every closeup, Donald Cried practically seethes with barely suppressed emotion, though Avedisian cannily couches his characters’ very real, raw feelings amid a ridiculousness born of Donald’s wholesale weirdness.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

Jan 19, 2017

Finding the drama and humor in everyday situations like these isn't easy, but Avedisian makes it look as natural as swinging on a vine.

By Elise Nakhnikian FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Mar 2, 2017

Touches of empathy and self-awareness invariably crystallize the unsettling emotions of revisiting one’s past life.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Mar 16, 2017

Donald Cried succeeds on its own modest terms, but watching its title character can be painful. This is not a movie for people who’d just as soon forget their own teenage mortifications.

By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW

Mar 3, 2017

In the true spirit of this profoundly uninteresting movie, Donald Cried can only shrug through its central notion that men will be sad boys.

By Nick Allen FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Electric Chinoland, How follows what, Ramo Law, Rough House Pictures

Release Date Mar 3, 2017

Duration 1 h 25 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline Coming home has never been less fun

Website http://www.facebook.com/DonaldCried/

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Awards

Woods Hole Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Montclair Film Festival (MFF)

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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