Boundaries

R

Released Jun 22, 2018

1 hr. 44 min.

Comedy

Drama

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49%

77 Reviews

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56%

250+ Ratings

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Laura is a well-meaning single mother who is forced to drive her estranged pot-dealing father, Jack, from Texas to California, with her troubled son Henry along for the ride. While Jack uses Henry and the road trip to help him distribute his copious supply of marijuana, Laura finally confronts Leonard - her dead-beat ex-husband.

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Critics Consensus

Boundaries benefits from a stellar performance by the reliably excellent Christopher Plummer, but his work is overwhelmed by the mediocre movie that surrounds it.

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Georgan G

3 & 1/4 stars. Really enjoyed seeing Christopher Plummer portray an old hippie pot dealer. It is a wacky kind of comedy about communication, acceptance & love.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Mariska V

Blaspheming is offensive and disrespectful.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/04/24

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Patrick M

It's all about nothing , everyone's dysfunctional . But at face value a Stella cast: really very tuned to their characters , a delight see them obviously enjoying working together. Sadly probably the last capture of a very good talent of Peter Fonda & Christopher plumber on celuloid.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/23

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Audience Member

This is a strange yet decent road trip film. There are alot of what seem to be cringe worthy moments which seem to bring down the film. It does get funny and brings the drama and brings those good what's going to happen next moments it is just a bit strange. It is cute with the animals though and is not a terrible movie and is not a very good one either. I reccomend Green Book, another road trip movie that came out in 2018 and won best picture, especially cause of the way it is shot, but Boundaries is fine. 3 to 3 and a half.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Boundaries is a cute little film that benefits mainly from the great performances especially from Christopher Plummer. The film has some laughs and it’s an entertaining enough road trip film but the story and script both could’ve been better. Things get a little predictable in the end and I just wish that we had better writing. Christopher Plummer pretty much makes this movie. He’s a hoot to watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/21

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Audience Member

Underrated. I found it heartwarming and often funny. The cast is fantastic. Especially Plummer.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/08/20

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Shana Feste

Director

Vera Farmiga

Laura Jaconi

Christopher Plummer

Jack Jaconi

Lewis MacDougall

Henry

Bobby Cannavale

Leonard

Kristen Schaal

JoJo Jaconi

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

The father's chicanery is the brightest spot in a screenplay that makes the heroine a shrill stooge for everyone else's agenda as the protagonists bicker their way to self-discovery and mutual regard.

Mar 4, 2020

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Josh Kupecki

Austin Chronicle

Boundaries keeps the syrup on medium, and Plummer looks like he's having a ball. If you have a penchant for broken wing syndrome, you may want to let this one into your life.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 12, 2018

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

A movie with no reason to exist apart from setting into motion an otherwise interesting cast, led by Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 5, 2018

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Even before Boundaries' tired plot grinds into motion, your patience may already be worn thin by the introduction of only the first of its many grating characters.

Dec 10, 2020

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

Boundaries may not exactly cross any new ones. Yet, it still works as a piece of heartfelt escapism thanks to its simplistic storyline.

Oct 8, 2020

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

It isn't that Boundaries is a long movie, not at all. It's that every moment feels like a quirky, twee cliché, straining so hard to be cute and never feeling remotely authentic.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 24, 2020

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Synopsis

Laura is a well-meaning single mother who is forced to drive her estranged pot-dealing father, Jack, from Texas to California, with her troubled son Henry along for the ride. While Jack uses Henry and the road trip to help him distribute his copious supply of marijuana, Laura finally confronts Leonard - her dead-beat ex-husband.

Director: Shana Feste
Executive Producer: Bailey Conway
Screenwriter: Shana Feste
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Automatik Entertainment, Stage 6 Films, Oddfellows Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Drug Material|Nude Sketches|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $698.4K

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