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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Gunpowder & Sky
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Gunpowder & Sky
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary Following a devastating loss, Nadine (Dree Hemingway) and Lewis (Lakeith Stanfield) retreat to a small Bahamian island where Nadine's family has kept a house for many years. As they try to heal and move forward with their relationship, the community on the island shows signs of unraveling -- with the island's mayor, Roy (Robert Wisdom), ...

Directed By: Logan Sandler

Written By: Thymaya Payne, Logan Sandler

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Gunpowder & Sky
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Gunpowder & Sky
  • 1 h 28 m

Live Cargo

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
56
User Score Generally Favorable
8.0
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Summary Following a devastating loss, Nadine (Dree Hemingway) and Lewis (Lakeith Stanfield) retreat to a small Bahamian island where Nadine's family has kept a house for many years. As they try to heal and move forward with their relationship, the community on the island shows signs of unraveling -- with the island's mayor, Roy (Robert Wisdom), ...

Directed By: Logan Sandler

Written By: Thymaya Payne, Logan Sandler

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
56
22% Positive
2 Reviews
78% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
56
22% Positive
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78% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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91
Mar 9, 2017
Anchored by a quartet of equally strong and understated performances by Hemingway, Stanfield, Wisdom, and Dillon, Live Cargo proves itself to be a singularly artful film of great emotional heft.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
67
Mar 30, 2017
Fortunately, the black-and-white debut of writer-director Logan Sandler is just sharp enough to complicate its clichés with strong performances and a mesmerizing tone that pushes the mopey proceedings into psychological thriller territory.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 30, 2017
We are largely left with the images, which take us far, if not far enough.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 29, 2017
The need to tell a story and the desire not to collide in Live Cargo, the narratively uneven but visually exquisite debut feature from writer-director Logan Sandler.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 6, 2017
Despite the care put into the story and its heavy themes, Live Cargo has no emotional impact.
By Angelica Jade Bastien FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 26, 2017
The faces in Logan Sandler's film, like the landscapes of the paradise setting, only convey an empty sort of ambiguity.
By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW
40
Apr 6, 2017
Logan Sandler’s Live Cargo is stuffed with arty close-ups and stunning backdrops, but the emotions to connect them are missing.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
8.0
75% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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Production Company SimonSays Entertainment
Release Date Mar 31, 2017
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://livecargomovie.com/
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Awards

Bahamas International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Warsaw International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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