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Boundaries

R Released Jun 22, 2018 1h 44m Comedy Drama TRAILER for List
49% Tomatometer 77 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
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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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Geke g Such a clever and decent screenplay. One of the must-see film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Gnr E Actors skills are really good! Such a lovely movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review 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 Full Review Mariska V Blaspheming is offensive and disrespectful. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/04/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson, 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
Runtime
1h 44m
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