Acidman

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Acidman

2023

1h 27m

Drama

Sci-Fi

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Maggie tracks down her estranged father Lloyd, now living in the Oregon wilderness obsessed with UFOs; together they attempt to make first contact.

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While it offers few surprises, Acidman uses its fraught father-daughter dynamic to showcase some stellar acting from a pair of smartly selected leads.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

This film is what would remain if you deleted all the spaceships from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”: the tale of a once ordinary man beset by an unworldly thirst that he can neither explain nor quench.

Mar 31, 2023

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Courtney Howard

Variety

Though not without its flaws, this resonant, resourceful indie drama leaves a gentle imprint on audiences’ souls.

Mar 30, 2023

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Robert Daniels

IndieWire

In this all too straight-forward drama, Church, an actor perfectly ripened for this role, gives one of the best performances of his career.

Rated: C+

Jun 11, 2022

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Cody Allen

Geek Vibes Nation

Thomas Haden Church has given his best performance since Sideways; what he brings to the screen is such a delight to watch.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 2, 2025

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Jack Walters

Loud and Clear Reviews

"Acidman is a powerful family drama that uses an entertaining sci-fi mystery to elevate its mature themes of generational trauma and loss."

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 18, 2025

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Acidman has no heroes or villains, despite having a name that sounds like an unknown Marvel character. Relationships are the battleground here. People are at their best and their worst when they’re fighting for the things they love.

Jul 25, 2023

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Calvin T

🗑.....he's just a crazy old man that wasted my movie night

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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James C

A film that manages to intentionally use so little and still do so much, often without having to say a word. The deep colors, low voices, and calm richness of the landscape all complement so well the grounded and profoundly human message.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Marcel Y

Boring buzzkill. Guns, dog dies in a gruesome way. Weak plot, great actors. Waste of time. They lost me with the bleeding dog.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Sal D

The performances bun Haden Church and Agrron really drive this film. Script could have been a bit more meaty but the relationship between the two characters is highly memorable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Matthew R

Fair warning, although the movie is def worth a watch, its not sci-fi

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Jammin J

Finally, a thinking person's movie. This is by far Thomas Haden Church's finest performance. He brings his character alive, and for all his faults, you grow to love him as much as his daughter does. This movie says science fiction, but it really isn't - kinda. It's about a daughter finding her father. The what's and why's of their dialogue was simply brilliant, and you have to see it to understand it. The only part that needed cutting was the idiots throwing stuff and calling him names. Other than that, it's a masterpiece.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/23

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Synopsis

Maggie tracks down her estranged father Lloyd, now living in the Oregon wilderness obsessed with UFOs; together they attempt to make first contact.

Director: Alex Lehmann
Producer: Liz Cardenas, Alex Lehmann, Dianna Agron, Christian Agypt
Screenwriter: Chris Dowling, Alex Lehmann
Distributor: Brainstorm Media
Production Co: Carte Blanche Film, Manageable Monkey, OneWorld Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2023
Runtime: 1h 27m

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