Outside Providence

Name: Outside Providence
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: September 1, 1999
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Shawn Hatosy

1999

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Miramax Home Entertainment | Release Date: September 1, 1999 | R

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Shawn Hatosy

Summary: Timothy Dunphy, (aka. "Dunph," "Dildo") has a broken home, a three-legged dog and a full-blown attraction to trouble. After crashing into a parked police car, his father (Baldwin) packs him off to prep school -- where he's out of place, outclassed and seriously outnumbered. Now he's about to show everyone that even he can get a piece ofTimothy Dunphy, (aka. "Dunph," "Dildo") has a broken home, a three-legged dog and a full-blown attraction to trouble. After crashing into a parked police car, his father (Baldwin) packs him off to prep school -- where he's out of place, outclassed and seriously outnumbered. Now he's about to show everyone that even he can get a piece of class. (Miramax)… Expand

Director: Michael Corrente

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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Stephanie Zacharek

Wonderful...It's funny and offbeat, sometimes raucous, but it still manages to come at you in gentle layers. Read full review

Jay Carr

It's much closer to a European film in sensibility than to one of Hollywood's factory products. Read full review

Steven Rea

Despite its familiar formula, feels fresh. Read full review

Jonathan Foreman

Peter Farrelly is angry at Miramax for marketing his and his brother Bobby's new film as a follow-up to their surprise smash hit, "There's Something About Mary." Read full review

Paula Nechak

Outside of a smart performance by Shawn Hatosy as Tim Dunphy, there just isn't much that's enlightening or new in this intimate recollection. Read full review

Susan Wloszczyna

Reeks of the kind of atmosphere that makes you reach for the Lysol. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

Smug, uninsightful light drama. Read full review

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Bask

Apr 23, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Synopsis Timothy Dunphy, (aka. "Dunph," **** has a broken home, a three-legged dog and a full-blown attraction to trouble. After crashing into a parked police car, his father (Baldwin) packs him off to prep school -- where he's out of place, outclassed and seriously outnumbered. Now he's about to show everyone that even he can get a piece of class. (Miramax)… Expand

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Apr 26, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Revealing mistakes In Dunph's first day of school, he is in a math class where the teacher calls on him to solve a problem. The problem is written on the blackboard behind him. Later on in the film, what should be months have passed, and back in the classroom, the blackboard remains completely unchanged.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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Apr 25, 2021

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superfrog281

May 8, 2023

This film lacks energy. Was uninterested in it throughout most of the movie. It's not like the actors were "miscast", though, according to the critics. I think they did a decent job playing their characters; I like Alec Baldwin's character the most, due to him calling the teen **** a lot. AThis film lacks energy. Was uninterested in it throughout most of the movie. It's not like the actors were "miscast", though, according to the critics. I think they did a decent job playing their characters; I like Alec Baldwin's character the most, due to him calling the teen **** a lot. A very weird reason but I loved that.… Expand

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