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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary Neglected by her husband, Sarah (Riley Keough) embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy (Jena Malone). Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy’...

Directed By: So Yong Kim

Written By: Bradley Rust Gray, So Yong Kim

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 24 m

Lovesong

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.4
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Summary Neglected by her husband, Sarah (Riley Keough) embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy (Jena Malone). Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy’...

Directed By: So Yong Kim

Written By: Bradley Rust Gray, So Yong Kim

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
74
71% Positive
10 Reviews
29% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
74
71% Positive
10 Reviews
29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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91
Jan 6, 2017
Lovesong is a rare film of mature, emotional complexity anchored by two remarkable and beautiful performances.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
83
Feb 15, 2017
Lovesong is carried by the actors’ chemistry and body language.
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80
Feb 17, 2017
Kim’s not interested in tidy resolution, and has a strong affinity for missed connections between people who know each other very well. That’s the greatest strength of Lovesong.
By Dave White FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 31, 2017
It’s a quiet drama, full of unspoken hurt and free of histrionics, but it’s as raw and painful as a fresh wound.
By Jon Frosch FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 13, 2017
So Yong Kim's film ultimately manages a convincing articulation of friendship between women.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 31, 2017
Keough and Malone convey a palpable sense of yearning for one another during these sequences, but Kim and Bradley Rust Gray’s barebones script doesn’t match their efforts.
By Nigel M Smith FULL REVIEW
58
Jan 31, 2017
While Lovesong fails to coalesce, Malone and Keough emerge with two of their best performances yet, bolstered by an on-screen bond that deserves far richer material that what is offered up here.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.4
67% Positive
8 Ratings
17% Mixed
2 Ratings
17% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.4
67% Positive
8 Ratings
17% Mixed
2 Ratings
17% Negative
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Production Company Autumn Productions, Gamechanger Films, Monofonus Press
Release Date Feb 17, 2017
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/lovesong2016/
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Awards

Buffalo International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Denver International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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