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  • 2017
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2017
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary Uncertain is a visually stunning and disarmingly funny portrait of the literal and figurative troubled waters of Uncertain, Texas. In a 94-resident town so tucked away “you’ve got to be lost to find it", three Uncertain men make their own bids for survival looking to find a more certain future. An ex-convict obsessed with Mr. Ed, a gigan...

Directed By: Ewan McNicol, Anna Sandilands

Written By: Ewan McNicol, Anna Sandilands

  • 2017
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2017
  • 1 h 22 m

Uncertain

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
89
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Uncertain is a visually stunning and disarmingly funny portrait of the literal and figurative troubled waters of Uncertain, Texas. In a 94-resident town so tucked away “you’ve got to be lost to find it", three Uncertain men make their own bids for survival looking to find a more certain future. An ex-convict obsessed with Mr. Ed, a gigan...

Directed By: Ewan McNicol, Anna Sandilands

Written By: Ewan McNicol, Anna Sandilands

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100
Mar 9, 2017
Cannily interweaving its personal stories with a vivid depiction of an eco-system on the verge of collapse, Uncertain marks an outstanding feature debut for its documentarians.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
90
Mar 12, 2017
In another director’s hands, the residents might be labeled “eccentric” and condescendingly depicted for laughs, but Ewan McNicol and Anna Sandilands approach this touch-and-go community with curiosity and humanism, capturing what feels like a deciding moment in a series of struggles so far off the grid, they would otherwise escape our notice entirely.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
90
Mar 9, 2017
While scenes of the lake and land are magnificent, there are repulsive sights and stories, too. Whether inspiring or upsetting, all feel authentic.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW
88
Mar 9, 2017
It’s a fantastic piece of observational filmmaking about a small town on the edge of Texas and three of the men who live there.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 11, 2017
Uncertain is a vivid, pungent ode into a world that is fast disappearing.
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80
Mar 9, 2017
Uncertain is a film content to be small, one that knows that every atom is a universe.
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75
Mar 16, 2017
Uncertain is somber and effective work of mood and tone — a study of time and place, biography and geography that offers a slice of life that’s perhaps cut a little too thin.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW

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6.8
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Production Company Lucid
Release Date Mar 10, 2017
Duration 1 h 22 m
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Website http://www.uncertainfilm.com/
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Awards

Little Rock Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
CPH:DOX
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 2 Nominations

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