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Adopting Audrey

Play trailer 2:05 Poster for Adopting Audrey Released Aug 26, 2022 1h 32m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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78% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Fired from her seventh job in two years and estranged from her family, Audrey (Jenna Malone) is restless and dwells in a distinctly modern solitude, relying on YouTube for companionship. After falling down a video rabbit hole, she discovers the world of adult adoption and decides to try it herself in hopes of finding a sense of belonging. Audrey soon finds is an adoptive family whose dysfunction mirrors her own, allowing her to form an unlikely bond with the cantankerous patriarch, Otto (Robert Hunger-Bühler), who is seemingly as cold as she is courteous.

Critics Reviews

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Cath Clarke Guardian Audrey is played by Jena Malone with warmth and thoughtfulness; her performance the most distinctive thing about this otherwise forgettable movie. Rated: 3/5 Mar 6, 2023 Full Review Christian Zilko indieWire Cahill demonstrates minimal storytelling ambition, filling the 90 minutes with standard shot-reverse shot dialogue and sitcom-esque establishing shots. And the film never quite figures out what story it wants to tell. Rated: C- Aug 26, 2022 Full Review Claire Shaffer New York Times Even if you’re able to suspend disbelief, the bond between Audrey and Otto is weighed down by stilted dialogue and hackneyed attempts at drama. Aug 25, 2022 Full Review Alex Saveliev Film Threat Gentle, meandering, small-town cinematic fluff. Rated: 6/10 Mar 13, 2023 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Cinema presents us with no end of films focused on romantic love. This is a different kind of love story, addressing what, for many people, is an equally deep human need. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 3, 2023 Full Review Andrew Murray The Upcoming Malone gives one of the best performances of her career to date in Adopting Audrey, with Hunger-Bühler shining alongside her. Unfortunately, the script isn’t up to the same high standard of excellence. Rated: 3/5 Mar 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Twitter G A realistic movie about a drifter woman "Audrey" and a dysfunctional family and their interactions. I thought it was entertaining and worth seeing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Jerod S Audrey is a weirdo that's estranged from her own family. When jobs go sideways, she hides and watches cat videos on youtube. When she realizes she can be adopted as an adult, she gets hooked up with a family with their own dysfunction. Points her back home...but if there's worth of the whole true tale, the film isn't very forthcoming with it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review cathy l I enjoyed it very much. The characters were well drawn and quirky. Dialogue was intelligent and well fleshed out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent story. Jenna Malone and Robert Unger Buhler are both excellent. Another gem from Mike Cahill. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/04/22 Full Review cree m I am rating this 5 stars because I think art is way more subtle than most people on here want to admit to. jena malone is talented and so is the rest of the cast and crew but I feel like in this film you get to see the full extent of what it means to act with conviction and passion with the subject matter isn't something highly dramatize. we all live in this world, where most the time mundane moments consume us. the percentage of mundane vs cinematic moments were actually put into statistics then we would see that most often film depicts something that would never happen in an ordinary day/month/year. this film is the quintessential production of the mundane beauties that exists in every day life. sure it isn't a story that slaps you in the face every couple of minutes but for those that aren't indulging in cinema for escapism then this film is perfect for you. I think in all honesty this film is an accurate representation of life and its intricacies that hurt, that believe, that move you, that feel fucking bad and good all that the same time. this is something that makes you believe in the moments that cinema often doesn't share the story of. the moments that you and I and Jena Malone can relate to because they are fucking real. so yeah, 5 stars. because you know what, cinema is based off of real life and our understanding of how we can expand our perspective. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/22 Full Review tblkcd052951 It's a cool little movie, a 'good indie movie' ... gentle, not sentimental -- okay, maybe just slightly, but realistically. All the main characters are flawed, yet oddly sympathetic ... kind've like those encountered in real life. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/01/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Fired from her seventh job in two years and estranged from her family, Audrey (Jenna Malone) is restless and dwells in a distinctly modern solitude, relying on YouTube for companionship. After falling down a video rabbit hole, she discovers the world of adult adoption and decides to try it herself in hopes of finding a sense of belonging. Audrey soon finds is an adoptive family whose dysfunction mirrors her own, allowing her to form an unlikely bond with the cantankerous patriarch, Otto (Robert Hunger-Bühler), who is seemingly as cold as she is courteous.
Director
M. Cahill
Producer
Lawrence Inglee, Joanna Colbert, M. Cahill
Screenwriter
M. Cahill
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 26, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 26, 2022
Runtime
1h 32m