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  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Unfolding over the course of a late summer's day in the fabled resort town of Sintra, Portugal, Frankie follows three generations who have gathered for a vacation organized by the family matriarch (Isabelle Huppert). In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers — stirred by their romantic impul...

Directed By: Ira Sachs

Written By: Mauricio Zacharias, Ira Sachs

  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 40 m

Frankie

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Unfolding over the course of a late summer's day in the fabled resort town of Sintra, Portugal, Frankie follows three generations who have gathered for a vacation organized by the family matriarch (Isabelle Huppert). In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers — stirred by their romantic impul...

Directed By: Ira Sachs

Written By: Mauricio Zacharias, Ira Sachs

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
55
34% Positive
10 Reviews
62% Mixed
18 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
55
34% Positive
10 Reviews
62% Mixed
18 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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80
Oct 24, 2019
Although it may initially seem like a fairly wispy story of family dynamics and romantic uncertainty, there’s a subtle depth to the proceedings that creeps up on you in resonant ways.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
75
May 23, 2019
It drifts by with all the force of a mild summer breeze, and — as is typical of Sachs’ jewel-like work — it leaves you feeling like you could have spent another 90 minutes with these characters. For better or worse, this one also leaves you feeling like Sachs could have spent another 90 minutes with these characters, too.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 23, 2019
Only Marisa Tomei’s face can compete with Isabelle Huppert’s ability to turn even the sappiest of scenarios into a nuanced tour de force.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW
60
May 23, 2019
There are a few surprises in Frankie, and the movie, in its placid way, wants to deliver a tug of revelation of what life is about. The trouble is, life at the end of this day doesn’t look very much different than it did at the start of the day.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 6, 2019
Ira Sachs’s muted family drama has locations to make a moviegoer swoon, rich music and cinematography, acting that’s attentive and wise. All that’s missing is a story.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
May 23, 2019
Meandering ... The film somehow lacks the structural cogency necessary to support a compelling narrative, while also encompassing enough discernible plot conventions to reveal a screenwriter’s meddling.
By Caroline Tsai FULL REVIEW
20
May 23, 2019
The scenes have no fire or lightness and sometimes they are embarrassing. ... Sachs is such a talented film-maker, but this is a baffling misstep.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company SBS Productions, O Som e a Fúria, Beluga Tree, Proximus, ICA Minority Portuguese Co-Production Fund, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), ICA French-Portuguese Co-Production Fund, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Release Date Oct 25, 2019
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG-13
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Website http://www.facebook.com/FrankieMovieUS/
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Awards

CinEuphoria Awards
• 4 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Nomination

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