Tadpole

Name: Tadpole
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: July 19, 2002
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver

2002

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Miramax Films | Release Date: July 19, 2002 | PG-13

Starring: Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver

Summary: A romantic comedy about a precocious young man who falls for an older woman.

Director: Gary Winick

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 78 min

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100

Ann Hornaday

It's a funny, fearless, poignant, spectacular performance. Come to think of it, those words could well apply to the entirety of Tadpole. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

A smart sex comedy that successfully swims upstream to spawn and score. Read full review

Michael Sragow

Has nearly perfect pitch. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Oscar's life has the potential to become a Greek tragedy, but Winick keeps things light enough that it resolutely stays a comedy. Read full review

New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson

Overcomes its visual hideousness with a sharp script and strong performances.

Loren King

But as likable as it is, Tadpole is hardly a maturing woman's revenge movie, but another male fantasy -- that of the sexually nurturing mother figure. If only all coming-of-age sexual experiences could be as healthy and wholesome. Read full review

Richard Schickel

This is, alas, one weary ride--77 minutes that sometimes feel like that many hours. Read full review

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