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  • 2017
  • Orion Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2017
  • Orion Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary When 79-year-old curmudgeon Raymond (Frank Langella) makes arrangements to be euthanized in Oregon, his family refuses to accept his decision. But when another family emergency arises, Raymond's daughter Kate (Christina Applegate) turns to her husband Brian (Billy Crudup) for a little help. So Brian reluctantly volunteers to drive the c...

Directed By: Joel David Moore

Written By: Andrew Eisen

  • 2017
  • Orion Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2017
  • Orion Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m

Youth in Oregon

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary When 79-year-old curmudgeon Raymond (Frank Langella) makes arrangements to be euthanized in Oregon, his family refuses to accept his decision. But when another family emergency arises, Raymond's daughter Kate (Christina Applegate) turns to her husband Brian (Billy Crudup) for a little help. So Brian reluctantly volunteers to drive the c...

Directed By: Joel David Moore

Written By: Andrew Eisen

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80
Jan 3, 2017
A surprisingly uplifting film about a very difficult topic, Youth In Oregon's remarkable ensemble cast elevate the story into something unique and profound.
By Lauren Humphries-Brooks FULL REVIEW
58
Feb 2, 2017
Youth in Oregon is a struggle to get through — in its frequently puzzling choices and missed opportunities — but it opens up and reveals itself with genuine catharsis in its closing that just, maybe, is worth the trip for the patient, forgiving viewer.
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50
Feb 7, 2017
The terrific cast is well worth watching, but everything else about this wayward movie mistake leaves you feeling just awful.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 19, 2017
A drama that struggles to breathe life into its death-themed narrative.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
38
Jan 30, 2017
Joel David Moore's film is too often distracted by irrelevant emotional grandstanding.
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30
Feb 2, 2017
Moore is primarily known as an actor but this is the third feature he’s directed, and he proves surprisingly unable to get layered performances out of some great actors.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
30
Jan 3, 2017
Maudlin and mannered, this contrived indie squanders another fine late-career performance from Frank Langella, dousing its treatment of the subject in affectations until it’s snuffed out any trace of genuine life.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sundial Pictures, Campfire
Release Date Feb 3, 2017
Duration 1 h 45 m
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Tagline there's no going back
Website http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/youth-in-oregon/
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Awards

Eugene International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Anchorage International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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