Beside Still Waters

2013

1 hr. 16 min.

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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62%

13 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

100+ Ratings

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After the death of his parents, a young man struggles for closure.

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It shouldn't work, but it almost does thanks to a couple of solid performances.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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starting off with the title coming at you, it's indie at it's worst. This is just an excuse of a movie "Oh yeah, I've made a movie, yup it's really cool" the plot is bland and generic, you don't feel for any characters, just another coming of age movie trying to be the next Breakfast Club

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Beside Still Waters grows a bit choppy in the third act, but like the best ensemble films the ensemble itself is enough of a reason to travel these rough narrative waters.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Sitting in that grey area between feature-length and short-film, Beside Still Water is a thoughtful, yet doesn't manage to evoke the sympathy for any of the underdeveloped characters.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Loved it! Just wish the ending had been a little different.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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I really enjoyed this film. It's got depth, but at the same time it'll make you laugh out loud. 'Beside Still Waters' is an interesting look at how friendships and relationships change from childhood to adulthood, as well as an examination of nostalgia and grief. While all the characters are certainly flawed with a capital "F," that's what makes them compelling, and, ultimately, what makes this a great film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Christopher Lowell

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Beck Bennett

Tom

Will Brill

Martin

Brett Dalton

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Ryan Eggold

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Lowell shows great sensitivity in creating that collective mood, and expressing it through a large, diverse ensemble.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 17, 2014

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Any interesting comment or funny remark must have happened off-camera.

Nov 13, 2014

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Scenes flirt with clich, yet the writing has spark (one very funny sequence cuts among radically different interpretations of the previous night's revelries), and Tim Naylor's photography is pretty.

Nov 13, 2014

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

compared to other low-budget indie dramas, Beside Still Waters is distinctive, and not just because of its choice to shoot on celluloid.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 11, 2019

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

This could be a satire of an entitled generation if the characters weren't so vapid.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 28, 2018

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... manages some amusing moments and shows flashes of visual flair along the way, but it treads familiar territory with scenarios that gradually feel more contrived than authentic.

Dec 31, 2014

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Synopsis

After the death of his parents, a young man struggles for closure.

Director: Christopher Lowell
Screenwriter: Christopher Lowell, Mohit Narang
Production Co: Storyboard Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 21, 2015

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