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  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary John Hollar (John Krasinski), a struggling NYC artist is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he left behind when news of his mother’s illness brings him home. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and an over-eager ex-girlfriend as he fa...

Directed By: John Krasinski

Written By: Jim Strouse

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 28 m

The Hollars

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
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Summary John Hollar (John Krasinski), a struggling NYC artist is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he left behind when news of his mother’s illness brings him home. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and an over-eager ex-girlfriend as he fa...

Directed By: John Krasinski

Written By: Jim Strouse

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
53
33% Positive
9 Reviews
52% Mixed
14 Reviews
15% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
53
33% Positive
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52% Mixed
14 Reviews
15% Negative
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75
Sep 1, 2016
Krasinski infuses The Hollars with familiar wry humor, but he also delivers a film that’s unexpectedly rich with sweetly moving moments.
By Tom Russo FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 25, 2016
Strouse’s deft script and Krasinki’s game direction upend a host of familiar moments in ways that are fresh and unexpected — if sometimes overly broad. The terrific cast doesn’t hurt.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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7% Negative
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60
Aug 25, 2016
Too much happens too quickly in The Hollars for the story to be credible, but the film has some likable qualities, among them the fun of seeing actors in unexpected roles.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 27, 2016
The Hollars plays like a Zach Braff cast-off, with its strenuous quirks and strummy musical interludes.
By Steve Persall FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 1, 2016
Krasinski is likable and Martindale can make the lamest dialogue sound believable. But even they can't make us invest in characters that are nothing more than a collection of stock quirks and tics stuck in wildly contrived situations.
By Randy Cordova FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 15, 2016
A mawkish family comedy, intent to please, The Hollars plays like an extended sitcom.
By Nigel M Smith FULL REVIEW
33
Aug 25, 2016
Woefully inauthentic, milquetoast as a mild breeze and far too tidy for any of its sweeping resolutions to have even the faintest hint of staying power, The Hollars takes 88 minutes to inspire the same warm and fuzzy feeling that a Hallmark card can deliver in a heartbeat.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Sycamore Pictures, Groundswell Productions, Fancy Film Post Services, Sunday Night
Release Date Aug 26, 2016
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating PG-13
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Website http://www.sonyclassics.com/thehollars/
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Awards

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
• 2 Nominations
Christopher Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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