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Bodies, Rest & Motion

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In his sleepy Arizona town, Nick (Tim Roth) ekes out a living selling television sets. He decides, suddenly, that life has more to offer -- and that he might find it by moving to Montana with his reticent girlfriend, Beth (Bridget Fonda). But the day before their departure, Nick takes off without Beth, and she's crushed. Spurred on by her best friend and Nick's ex, Carol (Phoebe Cates), Beth takes up with a shiftless, pot-smoking housepainter (Eric Stoltz).
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Variety Staff Variety 02/04/2008
Uncompelling but moderately engaging. Go to Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 02/04/2008
The film squeaks in its joints whenever it tries too hard to make a 'generational statement,' and may annoy you with its glibness, but it manages to hold one's interest -- surprisingly at times, given the lightweight characters. Go to Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out 06/24/2006
A laid-back look at youthful rootlessness which never really catches fire. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 01/28/2021
2.5/4
The secret to the movie's flow is that it has no flow. It just drifts. The hazy Arizona afternoon atmosphere and the chirpy, chanty score by Michael Convertino definitely help things along. Go to Full Review TV Guide 02/04/2008
1.5/4
The strength of it, the subtext of revolving door relationships, would have been better served if allowed to remain more subtle. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 11/15/2007
0/5
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Yuri B @RyuBlack Mar 22 It wasn't really bad, it just wasn't anything too exciting or gripping... & honestly, I really only watched this because this was one of Phoebe Cates' last performances on film. See more 04/10/2023 Objects stay in motion unless affected by an outside force yet for Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Eric Stoltz, and Tim Roth they'll have to figure out how to handle it in a comedy about love and inertia Taking place in Arizona and based on the 1986 play the focus is on 4 people Nick wants to move with Carol But that doesn't work out so she ends up meeting a single house painter named Sid Beth and Sid might fall for each other too All their interests and lives start to change The music is so beautiful here and the actors are a good collective But so much of what happens is just very dialogue heavy Plus there's no real ending... See more 10/15/2018 It wasn't really bad, it just wasn't anything too exciting or gripping... & honestly, I really only watched this because this was one of Phoebe Cates' last performances on film. See more 09/28/2015 Bodies, Rest, and Motion is a nicely imperfect little film. It has these sensual, emotional, mistaken, and serious qualities that are quintessential 90s. Recommended to anyone who is in the mood for an indie drama. See more 05/21/2014 A laid-back look at youthful rootlessness which never really catches fire. See more 01/04/2014 All I want is the recording of those ethereal voices. Marginally credited, not featured on the soundtrack. What's up with that? See more Read all reviews
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Michael Steinberg

Director

Phoebe Cates

Carol

Bridget Fonda

Beth

Tim Roth

Nick

Eric Stoltz

Sid

Alicia Witt

Elizabeth

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Movie Info

Synopsis In his sleepy Arizona town, Nick (Tim Roth) ekes out a living selling television sets. He decides, suddenly, that life has more to offer -- and that he might find it by moving to Montana with his reticent girlfriend, Beth (Bridget Fonda). But the day before their departure, Nick takes off without Beth, and she's crushed. Spurred on by her best friend and Nick's ex, Carol (Phoebe Cates), Beth takes up with a shiftless, pot-smoking housepainter (Eric Stoltz).
Director
Michael Steinberg
Producer
Roger Hedden, Allan Mindel, Denise Shaw, Eric Stoltz, Jeffrey Sudzin
Screenwriter
Roger Hedden
Production Co
August Entertainment, Mindel-Shaw Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$732.0K
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround
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