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  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Kanbar Entertainment
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Kanbar Entertainment
  • 1 h 31 m
Lifelines

Summary Set against the backdrop of suburban utopia, the Bernstein family leads a dysfunctional existence. With three foul-mouthed kids, a caffeine-addict mother on the brink, and a less than forthcoming father, they suffer an atmosphere so heavy with collective hostility and tension it seems as if the floral-papered walls will come crashing dow...

Directed By: Rob Margolies

Written By: Rob Margolies

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Kanbar Entertainment
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Kanbar Entertainment
  • 1 h 31 m

Lifelines

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Set against the backdrop of suburban utopia, the Bernstein family leads a dysfunctional existence. With three foul-mouthed kids, a caffeine-addict mother on the brink, and a less than forthcoming father, they suffer an atmosphere so heavy with collective hostility and tension it seems as if the floral-papered walls will come crashing dow...

Directed By: Rob Margolies

Written By: Rob Margolies

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
28
20% Positive
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20% Mixed
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60% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
28
20% Positive
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20% Mixed
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60% Negative
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63
Lifelines is a tiny movie, made for $385,000, but it strikes enough strange chords to make it resonate.
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50
Starts promisingly, with a sharp comedic bite and genuine compassion for this fraught family dynamic, but soon gives way to the kind of compressed, schematic psychodrama endemic to (if no more welcome on) the stage.
By Nathan Lee FULL REVIEW
30
Mature in terms of production polish and pro performances, writer-director Rob Margolies' feature debut, Lifelines (until recently called "Wherever You Are"), stumbles in a familiar way: It crams in so many family dysfunctions and plot crises in search of cathartic impact that credibility is stretched to the breaking point.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
10
There's so much ranting and raving, all of it boring and trite.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
10
The film's befuddling direction and tone, queasy HD interiors, and tin-eared, often preposterous, screenplay prove disastrous.
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Production Company Different Duck Films, Kanbar Entertainment, Cosmic Haze
Release Date Apr 3, 2009
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.LifelinesMovie.com/
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Awards

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Rhode Island International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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