Landline

Name: Landline
Genre: Comedy
Released: July 21, 2017
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Abby Quinn, Ali Ahn, Edie Falco, Finn Wittrock, India Menuez

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Amazon Studios | Release Date: July 21, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Abby Quinn, Ali Ahn, Edie Falco, Finn Wittrock, India Menuez, Jay Duplass, Jenny Slate, John Turturro, Jordan Carlos, Marquis Rodriguez

Summary: When two sisters suspect their father (John Turturro) may be having an affair, it sends them into a tailspin that reveals cracks in the family façade. For the first time, older sister Dana (Jenny Slate), recently engaged and struggling with her own fidelity, finds herself bonding with her wild teenage sister Ali (Abby Quinn). The two try toWhen two sisters suspect their father (John Turturro) may be having an affair, it sends them into a tailspin that reveals cracks in the family façade. For the first time, older sister Dana (Jenny Slate), recently engaged and struggling with her own fidelity, finds herself bonding with her wild teenage sister Ali (Abby Quinn). The two try to uncover the truth without tipping off their mother (Edie Falco) and discover the messy reality of love and sex in the process.… Expand

Director: Gillian Robespierre

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jan 22, 2017

Landline is a textured, silly, sweet, and deeply felt comedy that traces the distance between the most satisfied parts of ourselves and the most desperate, between the people we are and the people we think we should be, and it finds that — for better or worse — we’re all stuck somewhere in between. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

Jul 20, 2017

In sweetly calibrated moments — a downtown drug deal gone wrong; Falco alone under strobe lights, swaying ecstatically to Donna Summer — Landline finds the analog joy it’s reaching for. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Aug 3, 2017

Dad’s suspected infidelity is the tension in a film that hammers its nineties setting so relentlessly it could be called Sex, Lies and Videotape (and Floppy Disks and Payphones). Read full review

Dominick Suzanne-Mayer

Jan 22, 2017

Where the narrative is sometimes slack, and the film’s larger purpose left to interpretation after a while, Landline’s great strength lies with its performances. Read full review

Ty Burr

Jul 26, 2017

It’s just another wry New York family-dysfunction farce, with a stronger supporting cast and (slightly) better production values than Robespierre’s first film but also a propensity for playing it safe and dulling the pain just when the pain should be sharpest. Read full review

Emily Yoshida

Jul 24, 2017

It’s a light musing on adulthood and monogamy and sisterhood, washed in Pavlovian period nostalgia. The revelations are gentle, but worthwhile. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jul 19, 2017

Crumbling nuclear families are a well-worn movie genre; you could even add “in Manhattan” to that description and the examples would be many. “Landline” is simply another one, not appreciably worse than the average, but not much better, either. Read full review

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TVJerry

Aug 12, 2017

The last venture between actor Jenny Slate and director Gillian Robespierre was OBVIOUS CHILD, which I didn't like, esp. Slate's unappealing character.
This time around, the script is better and Slate comes off as sweet and sometimes even amusing. She and her sister (Abby Quinn, equallyThe last venture between actor Jenny Slate and director Gillian Robespierre was OBVIOUS CHILD, which I didn't like, esp. Slate's unappealing character.
This time around, the script is better and Slate comes off as sweet and sometimes even amusing. She and her sister (Abby Quinn, equally charming with a wonderful singing voice) think their dad (John Turturro) may be having an affair on his wife (Edie Falco). Matters become more complex as each of these characters deals with their own issues of love, sex and fidelity. The cast is uniformly excellent, plus the lively pace and enjoyable interactions help make this an appealing little comedy.… Expand

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tropicAces

Aug 16, 2017

I love Jenny Slate, and she and the cast elevate an otherwise familiar script. There's not many laugh-out-loud moments but the charm and honesty from all involved make this worth a watch if you don't expect any twists.

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JLuis_001

Jun 30, 2018

Conventional and somewhat cliche, but its cast delivers. The cast is solid and they're more than enough reason to watch it, especially because they are more than enough to turn around a story that could have been devastatingly irrelevant and insubstantial.

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movieseeer

Jan 28, 2019

I was rather surprised by Landline. For one thing it's about two sisters and neither had an infectious disease neither was a serial killer, prostitute or wearing spandex in the Marvel Universe.

Just some real drama and although spotty here and there script wise there was some really veryI was rather surprised by Landline. For one thing it's about two sisters and neither had an infectious disease neither was a serial killer, prostitute or wearing spandex in the Marvel Universe.

Just some real drama and although spotty here and there script wise there was some really very telling moments about the sisters here. The big deal in the film is that dear old dad is something of a 'man whore' I suppose you'd say. Played rather carelessly by fine actor John Turturro. The guy is honestly a bit of a slump. More interestingly is the affair of the older sister Dana, played very nicely by actress Jenny Slate, she and her younger sister Ali, Abby Quinn are sterling as sisters, really sympatico. The ending felt right as well with dad slumping in, I mean I don't see Harvey Weinstein catching a break!

Still, sisters rarely get to be shown on the big screen and here I liked the tough but knowing interplay between them. I'd of liked to see more of them if this were a series instead of a movie.

There is some drag however, a sort of malaise to the action that draws on too long. The film could have used a more savvy Editor, I hate to get tech with you here, I mean this isn't AFI... but the Editor is very, very important! Especially one who isn't swayed by a Director who is often a tad too close to the material.

Lastly is the time 1995, wow, I'd forgotten how cool it could be back then. It was great to see this decade again. Which is surprising to say the least!

See Landline, some of you may really hate it but I think many of you might like it too.… Expand

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geewah

Jan 5, 2021

A solid yet unspectacular family drama. The cast are good and do there best with this conventional story.

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adamfor3

Dec 30, 2017

Can't even understand how Gillian and Elisabeth managed to screw this film up. My goodness. My wife and I were loving it, and how real it is, and how punchy the dialogue was, and how great the acting is, and then they tried to wrap it up into a bow over the final 10 minutes? Shame on both of you.

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