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2021
R
IFC Films
1 h 30 m

2021
R
IFC Films
1 h 30 m

Summary In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are dying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards d...

Drama

Directed By: Nicole Riegel

Written By: Nicole Riegel

2021
R
IFC Films
1 h 30 m

2021
R
IFC Films
1 h 30 m

Holler

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

76

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

5.7

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Summary In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are dying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards d...

Drama

Directed By: Nicole Riegel

Written By: Nicole Riegel

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

94% Positive
15 Reviews

6% Mixed
1 Review

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

94% Positive
15 Reviews

6% Mixed
1 Review

0% Negative
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Jun 11, 2021

Nicole Riegel's debut feature Holler is a film to treasure—an intimate drama about family and work, steeped in details that can only have been captured by a storyteller who lived them.

By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW

Jun 9, 2021

While the broad strokes of Riegel’s story might sound familiar, Holler finds its power in the particularities, especially Barden’s unfussy and wholly believable performance.

By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

43% Positive
3 Ratings

43% Mixed
3 Ratings

14% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

43% Positive
3 Ratings

43% Mixed
3 Ratings

14% Negative
1 Rating

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Austin Chronicle

Jun 10, 2021

Character-driven movies this brutally honest about life below the poverty line are few and far between, but the ensemble cast and Riegel’s skills not only behind the camera but also – judging from her lean and mean script – behind the keyboard help Holler rise above expectations and overcome cliche.

By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW

Jun 9, 2021

Holler succeeds at putting a human face on large-scale economic trends, telling a suspenseful coming of age story that shows the true cost of lost opportunity.

By Joe Blessing FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jun 10, 2021

Riegel has said that Ruth’s story was inspired by her own challenges leaving the area. Even the medium — Super 16-millimeter film, in the era of digital — adds to the ambience of rusting, abandoned machinery.

By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

Jun 9, 2021

We feel the futility of this reality with every exasperated sigh Blaze lets loose and defeated look that escapes Ruth’s usually stoic demeanor.

By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jun 9, 2021

Riegel seems to still be hung up on Winter’s Bone, making a slavishly imitative film with few flourishes that allow it to stand on its own.

By Jourdain Searles FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Hunting Lane Films, Feigco Entertainment, Level Forward

Release Date Jun 11, 2021

Duration 1 h 30 m

Rating R

Genres

Drama

Website https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/holler

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Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

ReFrame

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

National Board of Review, USA

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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