Between the Temples

In Theaters Fri Aug 23

1h 51m

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In BETWEEN THE TEMPLES, Ben (Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers (Aaron and de Leon), Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. This warm and anxious comedy from prolific writer/director Nathan Silver explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch.

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Jourdain Searles

Hollywood Reporter

It’s lovely to see Kane front and center on the big screen again, flexing her legendary comedy chops.

Feb 5, 2024

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Liz Shannon Miller

Consequence

Playing somewhat like a much less dark Harold and Maude, Between the Temples is a bit slight, but brings with it a lot of sweetness, especially thanks to Schwartzman and Kane, and the chemistry they find together.

Rated: B

Jan 30, 2024

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

The movie’s many vectors of need and pain, loss and anguish, striving and despair, get tangled up in the turmoil of comic misunderstandings.

Jan 30, 2024

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

From a lackluster screenplay to borderline incompetent directing, this is a complete fiasco of a film.

Mar 7, 2024

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Silver has a love of extreme closeups for no reason, which is distracting to the overall narrative and the sound design was frankly bizarre.

Rated: 2/10

Mar 2, 2024

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

A loose, relaxed narrative that isn't afraid to leave things up to the viewer

Rated: 4

Feb 28, 2024

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Synopsis

In BETWEEN THE TEMPLES, Ben (Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers (Aaron and de Leon), Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. This warm and anxious comedy from prolific writer/director Nathan Silver explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch.

Director: Nathan Silver
Producer: Joshua Blum
Screenwriter: Nathan Silver, C. Mason Wells
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Fusion Entertainment, Ley Line Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 51m