An Invisible Sign

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An Invisible Sign

PG-13

Released May 6, 2011

1h 36m

Drama

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Mona uses math to overcome her personal problems and teaches her students the same tricks.

Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Agrelo clumsily attempts to play jaunty larkiness against somber situations.

Rated: 2/5

May 12, 2011

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Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

Alba certainly tries her best at portraying not just a beauty but also a beautiful mind, yet very few things add up despite director Marilyn Agrelo's efforts.

Rated: 1/5

May 7, 2011

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Andrew Schenker

Slant Magazine

The film is a puzzling mix of sentiment, black humor, and loads and loads of nonsensical behavior.

Rated: 0.5/4

May 6, 2011

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a plodding, consistently tedious waste of time...

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 26, 2013

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

Agrelo bumbles the mystery and borderline insanity of the material. What should be a bold depiction of a frazzled mind is instead a bewildering feature with a tenuous hold on human concerns.

Rated: C-

Jun 23, 2011

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Brent Simon

Screen International

A soupy, entirely unconvincing grab bag of unmotivated behaviors and unearned emotional payoffs, An Invisible Sign feels like part of some woebegone, misguided stab at indie credibility and image adjustment for Jessica Alba.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 10, 2011

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Jerod S

Alba is a quirky math girl that gets roped into teaching a math class with some troubled kids. When an axe lands in her leg in the classroom, she loses her job and the truth about her reliance on numbers comes out. So much quirk that it loses sensibility.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Audience Member

This movie should've had a sequel and had much better ratings. Such an good movie and the cast has really good chemistry. I honestly don't know why this movie received not great reviews. I think I would've liked to see more scenes exploring the relationship blooming between the two teachers but other than that, 10/10 loved it. Forever in my top 10 movies.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

A hidden issue brought to the screen with sensitivity. Jessica Alba gave a most compelling performance.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Stupid people. Who don't know anything about movies. That's just what I want to say. O, and I will never visit Rotten Tomatoes again.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Literally terrible.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Watched this film and I actually think i need bleach for my eye's. Disgusting and unironicly rotten

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Mona Gray

Bailee Madison

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Synopsis

Mona uses math to overcome her personal problems and teaches her students the same tricks.

Director: Marilyn Agrelo
Producer: Jana Edelbaum, Michael Ellis, Pamela Falk, Lynette Howell Taylor
Screenwriter: Pamela Falk, Michael Ellis
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Silverwood Films, iDeal Partners Film Fund
Rating: PG-13 (Some Disturbing Images|Mature Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 36m

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