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Asthma

Play trailer 1:55 Poster for Asthma Released Oct 23, 2015 1h 30m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young musician Gus who lives fast meets a beautiful tattoo artist Ruby and takes her on a ride in a stolen classic car and they leave the city.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Gus just isn't a guy I liked spending time with, watching him meander around gracelessly about as entertaining as having tiny hot needles poked into my eyes A Clockwork Orange-style. Rated: 1/4 Aug 18, 2016 Full Review Sherilyn Connelly Village Voice A fascinating character study. Dec 4, 2015 Full Review Tom Keogh Seattle Times "Asthma" loses its spark and momentum long before the halfway point - a genuine disappointment. Rated: 2/4 Nov 26, 2015 Full Review Taia Handlin Bust Magazine Jake Hoffman's feature film directorial debut, Asthma, deploys almost every romantic comedy trope there is, all the while throwing in heroin to give it some street cred. Oct 5, 2016 Full Review Robert Horton HeraldNet (Everett, WA) It must be possible to make a movie in which the hero is a trust-fund baby/heroin addict/car thief and still maintain some rooting interest in the story's outcome. Asthma is not that movie. Rated: 1/4 Dec 1, 2015 Full Review Scott Renshaw Salt Lake City Weekly Too bad the music has to stop for anyone on screen to talk. Rated: 1.5/4 Nov 20, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Pointless and boring. Loved the actors though. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review william k Likable, but otherwise quite unremarkable outsider romance drama; good performances, though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member this movie is fantastic. fuck the critics. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Well, poo pa to the critics. a slice of life, even if depressed and ugly, that reflects the reality of more young people than we'd like to see or care to admit. The "little bit of heroin" thrown in comment shows just out out of touch critical snobs are, um you have not heard about the national epidemic? Pull your faces out of the Starbucks and stop texting this IS what the wreckage of the 80's and 90's looks like and is portrayed with excellent acting, directing and soundtrack. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Asthma is mellow and cruisy with an extremely well adapted soundtrack. Despite the serious undertones present within the film, on the whole it leaves me feeling warm, optimistic and slightly more engaged with a new perspective. Asthma is targeted at a younger audience and the themes are more relatable being in that demographic. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Blah, Blah, Blah.... Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young musician Gus who lives fast meets a beautiful tattoo artist Ruby and takes her on a ride in a stolen classic car and they leave the city.
Director
Jake Hoffman
Producer
Tracey Baird, Jake Hoffman, Missy Papageorge
Screenwriter
Jake Hoffman
Distributor
IFC Films
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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