The Leisure Seeker

Name: The Leisure Seeker
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: March 9, 2018
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Ahmed Lucan, Carl Bradfield, Cecil M. Henry, Chelle Ramos, Christian McKay

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: March 9, 2018 | R

Starring: Ahmed Lucan, Carl Bradfield, Cecil M. Henry, Chelle Ramos, Christian McKay, Dana Ivey, David Silverman, Dick Gregory, Donald Sutherland, Elijah Marcano, Gabriella Cila, Helen Abell, Helen Mirren, Janel Moloney, Joshua Hoover, Joshua Mikel, Kirsty Mitchell, Leander Suleiman, Mark Ashworth, Patti Schellhaas, Raegan Millican, Robert Pralgo, Robert Walker Branchaud

Summary: A runaway couple (Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland) go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, traveling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West. They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.

Director: Paolo Virzì

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Sep 17, 2017

The canon of Alzheimer’s films doesn’t lack for performances piled up with compassion and fine-grained observation, from Iris all the way to Still Alice. But as their faded Winnebago wends its way to the coast, Ella and John show there’s room for two more. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Mar 8, 2018

For all its occasional familiarity, this first English-language feature from Italian director Paolo Virzì (Human Capital, Like Crazy) is at times moving in its sincerity, thanks to stellar casting and the director’s clear-eyed perspective on aging and dementia, even when the story skirts toward sensationalism. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Mar 10, 2018

When a sunset romance does come along, you can’t help but root for it. Which is why it gives me no joy to report that The Leisure Seeker is pretty disappointing. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

Sep 17, 2017

It’s a long, long road cluttered with clichés and stalled in softness, pot-holed by its self-serving use of Alzheimer’s as a narrative convenience. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Mar 7, 2018

Even an 11th-hour cameo from the late Dick Gregory as Ella’s long-ago boyfriend can’t keep The Leisure Seeker from being, well, forgettable. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Mar 28, 2018

They (Mirren and Southerland) give potent and particular performances, bright buoys at sea in an otherwise nondescript picture. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Mar 7, 2018

There’s beauty here — Virzi is too humane to make a movie without beautiful moments. But a scattered eight or 10 minutes of splendor just isn’t worth an almost two-hour investment of time. Read full review

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ledaumas

Mar 24, 2018

I don't think anyone should review this movie unless they're over 60. That's because that's the age when you start realizing that you need to start thinking about dying. But then you realize you have no control over it...most of the time. So in order to get something out of this movie, youI don't think anyone should review this movie unless they're over 60. That's because that's the age when you start realizing that you need to start thinking about dying. But then you realize you have no control over it...most of the time. So in order to get something out of this movie, you must understand it. This movie tries to find an answer, and for that, it's well worth watching the final adventure of an older couple who don't have much time left. It's not a feel good movie, although it has many light hearted moments. It's a well-written, well-acted movie about the reality of end of life.… Expand

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DogeGamer2015

Jul 18, 2021

Es una película conmovedora; las actuaciones de Helen Mirren y Donald Sutherland son excelentes; es disfrutable.

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JLuis_001

May 16, 2019

Having Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland won't save your film when you're giving them such predictable material to work with.

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