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  • 2023
  • TV-PG
  • Shout! Studios
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2023
  • TV-PG
  • Shout! Studios
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children's science TV show called Above & Beyond, has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket....

Directed By: Colin West

Written By: Colin West

  • 2023
  • TV-PG
  • Shout! Studios
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2023
  • TV-PG
  • Shout! Studios
  • 1 h 41 m

Linoleum

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
80
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
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Summary Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children's science TV show called Above & Beyond, has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket....

Directed By: Colin West

Written By: Colin West

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100
Mar 15, 2022
Colin West’s Linoleum is the kind of movie that’s all but impossible to review with any specificity, because so much of its achievement lies in its surprises – how it seems to be doing one thing while slyly doing another, without deception, and then revealing its ultimate intentions with grace and style.
By Jason Bailey FULL REVIEW
90
Feb 21, 2023
The storytelling in Linoleum isn’t simple, but the joys of its discoveries are. It’ll make you think, and ultimately it will make you smile.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW

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85
Mar 20, 2022
Where the first two acts tell an offbeat and strange story, the final act comes out of the blue and ties everything up in a hope-filled and tear-inducing way.
By Alan Ng FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 23, 2023
In sticking its landing, Linoleum proves a case study in why no story can be fully judged until it’s over.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 23, 2023
West has a lot on his mind with this film; and he’s ultimately less interested in explaining everything happening onscreen than in free-associating about the complicated, lifelong relationship between children and their parents. But Gaffigan’s everyman presence and seeker’s soul make him a great vessel for big ideas.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
64
Feb 22, 2023
While [West] gets credit for trying to pull off some unwieldy, contrived storylines with conviction, it’s in its final moments that Linoleum nearly buckles under its own weight. West is not content to let his film speak in pure abstractions, and is convinced that it’s better to give clear, explicit explanations for a story that would be better off trading solely in metaphor.
By Rory Doherty FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 17, 2022
Linoleum is filled with nostalgia — brought to life by the dreamlike, vivid cinematography by Ed Wu — and the overlapping of memories, the mind losing itself, and the fulfillment of a fantasy that feels incredibly out of reach. Not everything comes together so smoothly or cohesively, but the film is a solid effort nonetheless.
By Mae Abdulbaki FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Brain Scratch Productions, Sub_Sequential Pictures
Release Date Feb 24, 2023
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating TV-PG
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Website https://deadline.com/2020/11/jim-gaffigan-rhea-seehorn-star-in-linoleum-movie-1234617327/
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Awards

San Francisco International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sun Valley Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Oak Cliff Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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