45365

2009

1h 30m

Documentary

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89%

Tomatometer

19 Reviews

69%

Audience Score

100+ Ratings

Discover the congruities of daily life in Sidney, Ohio, as filmmaker Turner Ross provides an inquisitive look at everyday life in Middle America.

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Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

Rated: 3/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Crafts a symphonic sense of time and place, and in doing so locates the profound in the prosaic.

Rated: A-

Nov 21, 2010

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Andrew Schenker

Time Out

For the filmmakers, who wins or loses means little. The ongoing ritual of small-town American life is all.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 16, 2010

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

A film that proves that there really is nothing more compelling than real life.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 24, 2019

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Sarah Manvel

Critic's Notebook

This movie skates over the surface of the lives it witnessed without rhyme or reason. Without any depth, it becomes a frustrating exercise for those of us who don't live there.

Aug 9, 2018

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A quietly enchanting, captivating, visually striking and narration-less mosaic of Sidney, Ohio.

Rated: 7.5/10

Jun 17, 2010

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Audience Member

absolutely charming portrait

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

it was interesting. It shows how mundane and simple small town Midwestern life can be.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

The film is so detached from its subjects and so transient in its rhythms that it left me feeling indifferent towards its observations of small town life in Ohio.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

I was lucky enough to have Turner Ross at my screening to shed some insight into this gorgeous view of nine months in the life of Sidney, Ohio. Culminated from over 500 hours of footage and edited with a craftsman's touch, "45365" gives you a rare glimpse into the characteristics of many of the town's residents. The filmmakers, brothers Bill and Turner Ross grew up in this town and even after a lengthy stay away from it, are still given access to the bland and at times very personal moments in this small midwestern town. The film's visuals which range from poorly lit backseats to some of the lovliest images I have seen in a documentary in quite a while. You hear names repeated but the goal here is not a person by person analysis but a in depth portrait of the town as a whole. Their are moments that seem to stray into mockery but they are always matched by the residents genuine emotions and language. An astonishing debut from the Ross brothers.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

Discover the congruities of daily life in Sidney, Ohio, as filmmaker Turner Ross provides an inquisitive look at everyday life in Middle America.

Director: Turner Ross, Bill Ross IV
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 30m