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  • 2024
  • Cartilage Films
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2024
  • Cartilage Films
  • 1 h 18 m

Summary Drew (Colin Burgess) is approaching the end of his twenties and, with it, his relative youth. Looking to make a sudden change, he decides to quit his cushy desk job and “embrace life.” Cycling quickly through friends, hobbies, and goals, it’s not long until Drew realizes he has no idea what to do with his newfound freedom.

Directed By: Ryan Martin Brown

Written By: Ryan Martin Brown

  • 2024
  • Cartilage Films
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2024
  • Cartilage Films
  • 1 h 18 m

Free Time

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Drew (Colin Burgess) is approaching the end of his twenties and, with it, his relative youth. Looking to make a sudden change, he decides to quit his cushy desk job and “embrace life.” Cycling quickly through friends, hobbies, and goals, it’s not long until Drew realizes he has no idea what to do with his newfound freedom.

Directed By: Ryan Martin Brown

Written By: Ryan Martin Brown

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83
Mar 22, 2024
The frustration of watching Drew’s journey unfold makes for a unique viewing experience, and whatever it is he seeks in life, I hope he one day finds it.
By Brian Farvour FULL REVIEW
83
Mar 22, 2024
Eschewing self-righteousness, Free Time merely presents a collection of observations on how modern life often plays out like an absurdist comedy. Burgess then steps in to provide the inarticulate mouthpiece for a generation of people who are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore, but unsure what the step beyond yelling about it entails.
By Caleb Hammond FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 4, 2024
What’s fascinating about Martin Brown’s keenly observed and amusing debut is the twist it offers on the famous Big Apple adage that, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
78
Mar 22, 2024
Free Time, writer/director Ryan Martin Brown’s debut feature film, is so funny precisely because we all know this guy, and on some level, we can identify with his directionless struggle.
By Katarina Docalovich FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 22, 2024
This is one of the better indie comedies in a long time, enjoyable from minute one until the final frame, and deceptively insightful about the structure of the modern world, one that encourages us to do more with our free time but doesn’t offer much guidance to what exactly we should be doing.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 21, 2024
Burgess carries this succinct (and arguably slight, narratively disjointed) comedy without making you want to strangle his often willfully naïve character.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
67
Mar 22, 2024
Rather than a spirited diatribe about the need to step away from our desks and live life, it’s a thoughtful little comedy about how those soul-crushing hours in the office have the unintended benefit of giving us a personal life that’s worth missing.
By Christian Zilko FULL REVIEW

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Production Company 5th Floor Pictures
Release Date Mar 22, 2024
Duration 1 h 18 m
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Tagline He's taking his time back. Whether he knows what to do with it or not.
Website https://www.instagram.com/5thfloorpictures
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Awards

Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
• 1 Nomination

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