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  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary Filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic using cell phones and laptops, The Same Storm invites viewers into the lives of twenty-four characters as they navigate the spring and summer of 2020. With lockdowns, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the looming 2020 election as key backdrops, the film explores the importance of human connection, f...

Directed By: Peter Hedges

Written By: Peter Hedges

  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 39 m

The Same Storm

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic using cell phones and laptops, The Same Storm invites viewers into the lives of twenty-four characters as they navigate the spring and summer of 2020. With lockdowns, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the looming 2020 election as key backdrops, the film explores the importance of human connection, f...

Directed By: Peter Hedges

Written By: Peter Hedges

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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88
Oct 14, 2022
Hedges has a gift for bringing us into the lives of characters in even the briefest sketches with the strong support of an outstanding cast.
By Nell Minow FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 14, 2022
Even with its frequent clumsiness and failed ambitions, The Same Storm serves as an important time capsule of how we felt and behaved in the worst of times. As time elapses and memories get fuzzier, The Same Storm will prove to be not just a film but also an invaluable piece of history.
By Ronda Racha Penrice FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 14, 2022
It’s an often-touching time capsule of a harrowing moment in which rampant death and police brutality, white privilege and surging activism answered the call of so much grief.
By Lisa Kennedy FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 13, 2022
In short, this film leaves us moved and provoked — and impressed with its technical accomplishments — even if it isn’t a perfect distillation of our ongoing national nightmare.
By Stephen Farber FULL REVIEW
67
Oct 13, 2022
The sum of Hedges’ film is greater than any of its parts, even if its parts are not always worthy of the people who have been hired to play them. Individual scenes feel flat, but even the least effective of them contribute to the larger web in some way, and the touching final call that brings this curio full circle effectively articulates how our isolation has only made us all more essential to each other.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 17, 2022
Brief moments of light shine through the darkness, but mostly it’s a disappointing study of the confusing time we live in now. It’s a noble experiment that wears itself out fast, then drags out the running time until the idea of Covid-19 fades in the rearview mirror and we’re left facing even more problems than we started out with.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 13, 2022
It’s a well-intentioned gesture of solidarity that tries so desperately to be relatable, it feels alienating.
By Beatrice Loayza FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Evenstar Films, Straight Up Technologies, Home Plate Pictures, MHG Memorial
Release Date Oct 14, 2022
Duration 1 h 39 m
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Awards

Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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