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  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • The Orchard
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • The Orchard
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary When an engaged couple, Caleb (Nick Rutherford) and Malory (Lauren Lapkus), is forced to visit Palm Springs for a weekend to celebrate Malory’s parents’ 25th wedding vow renewal, they discover the apparent secret to their happy marriage. Determined to properly celebrate their own ‘re-engagement,' they set out on a wild night, but this fu...

Directed By: Robert Schwartzman

Written By: Will Elliott, Kirk C. Johnson, Nicholas Rutherford, Robert Schwartzman

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • The Orchard
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • The Orchard
  • 1 h 28 m

The Unicorn

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary When an engaged couple, Caleb (Nick Rutherford) and Malory (Lauren Lapkus), is forced to visit Palm Springs for a weekend to celebrate Malory’s parents’ 25th wedding vow renewal, they discover the apparent secret to their happy marriage. Determined to properly celebrate their own ‘re-engagement,' they set out on a wild night, but this fu...

Directed By: Robert Schwartzman

Written By: Will Elliott, Kirk C. Johnson, Nicholas Rutherford, Robert Schwartzman

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
55
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0% Negative
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75
Feb 1, 2019
The Unicorn marks the actor and musician’s second time in the director’s chair, and it is an endearing symphony of misread cues, fumbling advances and accidental epiphanies. The stunted growth of modern day thirty-somethings is well-worn subject matter, yet Schwartzman — being a member of the generation himself — approaches it from an empathetic and refreshingly nonjudgmental perspective.
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 31, 2019
Although its plethora of painfully awkward comic moments will produce shudders of recognition for anyone who's been in a long-term relationship, its sweetly sentimental ending makes The Unicorn a perfectly acceptable date movie.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 31, 2019
Directed by Robert Schwartzman (“Dreamland”), The Unicorn is more silly than sexy, but it also has moments of seriousness with an emphasis on the value of honesty and trust in relationships.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW
63
Jan 28, 2019
Director Robert Schwartzman keeps the tone light and the pace between funny scenes and cringe-worthy moments quick. He’s the brother of actor/director Jason Schwartzman and son of Talia Shire and, with them and Sofia Coppola and Nicolas Cage, part of the extended family of Coppola filmmakers.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 31, 2019
Lead players Lauren Lapkus and co-scripter Nick Rutherford are amply engaging and sympathetic, even when the behavior of their characters is cringe-worthy embarrassing. No, never mind: Make that especially when those characters are humiliating themselves for our enjoyment.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 31, 2019
Robert Schwartzman’s direction is blah, his story labored and the supporting characters one-note.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Beachwood Park Films
Release Date Feb 1, 2019
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/UnicornTheFilm/
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Awards

Hill Country Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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