2019
Brainstorm Media
1 h 22 m

2019
Brainstorm Media
1 h 22 m

Summary Don't Come Back from the Moon is a story of abandonment, when all the men in a remote California desert town walk away from their families, one by one. They leave their angry, frustrated sons and daughters behind — kids who act out, engage in acts of petty burglary and vandalism, and look for love and family connection in the aftermath o...

Drama

Directed By: Bruce Thierry Cheung

Written By: Dean Bakopoulos, Bruce Thierry Cheung

2019
Brainstorm Media
1 h 22 m

2019
Brainstorm Media
1 h 22 m

Don't Come Back from the Moon

Name: Don't Come Back from the Moon
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-01-18
Duration: 1 min 22 s
Rating: 63
Cast: James Franco, Rashida Jones, Jeff Wahlberg, Alyssa Elle Steinacker, Zackary Arthur

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Bruce Thierry Cheung

Written By: Dean Bakopoulos, Bruce Thierry Cheung

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

75% Positive
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Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 18, 2019

From its opening moments through its pitch-perfect closing notes, Don’t Come Back from the Moon is a stunning and stark and beautiful thing to behold.

By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jan 17, 2019

The movie’s emotional potency is undeniable, its slow crescendo of wounded feelings and shimmering photography leaving unexpected imprints on the eyes and heart.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Observer

Jan 17, 2019

I liked the sensory strengths of a movie without anything of beauty to look at, but Don’t Come Back From the Moon eventually fails to involve viewers completely because it’s about the consequences of a wasted life instead of the sorry events that lead up to one. Poignant and close, but no cigar.

By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW

Variety

Jan 19, 2019

The movie captivates and fascinates as a free-form dream constantly poised on a knife edge between roiling nightmare and reassuring resolution. The surprising yet satisfyingly ambiguous ending allows for either option.

By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jan 17, 2019

Though the story’s early stretches feel slender and repetitive, Cheung gathers the undertow of atmosphere and emotion for a beautifully realized final half-hour, matching the striking visuals with involving, unpredictable interactions.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Jan 16, 2019

It’s an atmosphere piece first and foremost, and an effective one. But the characters, particularly the teens, feel primarily like micro-vignette archetypes of scattershot resonance rather than flesh-and-blood figures forming a tapestry in a taut tale.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Jan 18, 2019

For a movie that is supposedly about the consequences of absentee fathers, it sure has little of importance to say about the families they desert. The Moon deserves better symbolism.

By Odie Henderson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Elysium Bandini Studios, Kalamalka Productions

Release Date Jan 18, 2019

Duration 1 h 22 m

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Drama

Tagline The men left. They remained.

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Awards

Woodstock Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Southampton International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Los Angeles Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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James Franco

Roman Smalley

Rashida Jones

Eva Smalley

Jeff Wahlberg

Mickey Smalley

Alyssa Elle Steinacker

Sonya Stecko

Zackary Arthur

Kolya Smalley

Hale Lytle

Nick

Henry Hopper

Ray

Jeremiah Noe

Uncle John

Scott Crane

Budd Stecko

Cheyenne Haynes

Jodie

Ambar Velazquez

Summer

Francesca Eaddy

Teenage Party Girl

Anthony Ontiveros

Val

Jesse Alvarez

Jake

Theresa Lamer

Cookie

Paul Anthony Foryan

Guitar Playing Man

Krista West

Teenage Party Girl

Jessica Starr Folger

Annie

Shirley Long

Bicyclist

Taylor DeVoe

Teenage Partier

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