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- 2006
- R
- Whitewater Films
- 1 h 45 m
- 2006
- R
- Whitewater Films
- 1 h 45 m
Summary The death of the matriarch removes the anchor of a suburban New Jersey family, letting each member drift into those swift-moving social currents.
Directed By: Rick Rosenthal
Written By: Scott Sommer, Jacob Estes
- 2006
- R
- Whitewater Films
- 1 h 45 m
- 2006
- R
- Whitewater Films
- 1 h 45 m
Nearing Grace
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Summary The death of the matriarch removes the anchor of a suburban New Jersey family, letting each member drift into those swift-moving social currents.
Directed By: Rick Rosenthal
Written By: Scott Sommer, Jacob Estes
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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45% Positive
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55% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
62
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
This film is smart, funny and, thanks in no small part to David Geddes' cinematography, it occasionally approaches the poetic.
This intimate coming-of-age story benefits from excellent performances, notably Gregory Smith's.
The richness of the characters and themes in Nearing Grace inspire director Rick Rosenthal and his cast to create a film with terrific emotional energy and larkish humor.
There's nothing remotely surprising in the entire film. But the generally winning -- and freakishly good-looking -- cast, endowed by Jacob Aaron Estes's script with intelligent, if occasionally overwritten dialogue, makes for viewing that is easy on the eyes and the ears.
Scott Sommer's late-1970s coming-of-age novel, with little of the vivid specificity of "Mean Creek," even though the two share a screenwriter and a producer.
A coming-of-age movie in which nobody comes of age.
The sort of movie that makes you feel like a heel for not liking it: Independently made and heartfelt, it also happens to have been shot in Portland. Nonetheless, the accumulation of cliches big and small manage to erase whatever goodwill its other features have engendered.
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Production Company
Whitewater Films,
Ironic Films
Release Date Oct 13, 2006
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Tagline What if the one thing you want is the last thing you need?
Awards
Los Angeles Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
