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  • 2021
  • R
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2021
  • R
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 52 m

Summary John (Viggo Mortensen) lives with his partner, Eric (Terry Chen), and their daughter, Monica (Gabby Velis), in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. His father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Willis’s mind is declining,...

Directed By: Viggo Mortensen

Written By: Viggo Mortensen

  • 2021
  • R
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2021
  • R
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 52 m

Falling

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
63
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
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Summary John (Viggo Mortensen) lives with his partner, Eric (Terry Chen), and their daughter, Monica (Gabby Velis), in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. His father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Willis’s mind is declining,...

Directed By: Viggo Mortensen

Written By: Viggo Mortensen

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
63
46% Positive
11 Reviews
42% Mixed
10 Reviews
13% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
63
46% Positive
11 Reviews
42% Mixed
10 Reviews
13% Negative
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100
Feb 11, 2021
Powerful, persuasive and insightful, Falling is a sensitive and beautifully composed film that marks the formidable directing debut of the wonderful actor Viggo Mortensen.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
85
Feb 1, 2020
Falling is a finely drawn character drama, as you might expect from much of Mortensen’s acting career, and a film that pays attention to small details that bring these people to life.
By Steve Pond FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 1, 2020
Falling is unpretentious and perfectly accessible to mainstream audiences. Mortensen’s patience, his way with actors and his trust in our intelligence are not unlike late-career Eastwood, which isn’t a bad place to be so early in one’s directing career.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 6, 2020
The directorial debut of Viggo Mortensen, which he also wrote and stars in, is an empathetic but gruelling account of a father-son relationship.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 8, 2021
The well-intentioned drama never makes the case why a decent man would stay close to his detestable father.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 16, 2020
Despite great direction by Mortensen, who also delivers a strong performance alongside Henriksen and (briefly) Linney, Falling is a repetitive and exhausting exercise that never gets around to unpacking why the audience should care about its ailing patriarch character. It’s too long and too one note for too little pay-off.
By Joe Lipsett FULL REVIEW
20
Sep 17, 2020
Falling fails hard, unable to generate sympathy for its protagonists and relying entirely on the charms of its writer/director to sustain interest. It’s a shame, as Mortensen’s a fine performer with a strong legacy, but the film feels like the worst kind of passion project, one that forgot to bring the audience in for what amounts to a film more masturbatory than moving.
By Jason Gorber FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.1
46% Positive
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46% Mixed
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8% Negative
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8% Negative
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Production Company Perceval Pictures, Scythia Films, Zephyr Films, Achille Productions, Baral Waley Productions, HanWay Films, Ingenious Media, Ontario Creates, The Government of Canada, The Government of the United Kingdom
Release Date Feb 5, 2021
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.falling-derfilm.de/
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Awards

CinEuphoria Awards
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 4 Nominations
International Film Festival & Awards Macao
• 2 Nominations

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