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Cherish

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Cherish

R

Released Jun 7, 2002

1h 42m

Comedy

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A bizarre situation involving lots of drinks, a stalker, a car, and a policeman leads to the house arrest of normally mild-mannered San Francisco animator Zoe Adler (Robin Tunney). Though confined to her apartment by an electronic bracelet, Zoe is intent on clearing her name, so she enlists the aid of her kindhearted parole officer, Daly (Tim Blake Nelson), who stops by regularly. As Daly assists Zoe in her investigation, the two begin to fall for each other, resulting in an unlikely romance.

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Critics Consensus

The different genres in Cherish don't mesh well, and the quirkiness sometimes feels too forced.

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Hank Sartin

Chicago Reader

The mix of tones can be jarring, but it all has an odd charm.

Feb 13, 2014

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

In the end, it becomes the cinematic equivalent of one of the songs Tunney adores: enjoyable enough while it lasts, but so thin that its ingratiating charms seem as much a source of frustration as pleasure.

Feb 13, 2014

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

Cherish is one of those movies in which the soundtrack is better than the movie itself.

Feb 13, 2014

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M. K. Terrell

Christian Science Monitor

A witty little thriller emerges as Zoe, under house arrest, resourcefully stretches her electronic anklet's restrictions.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 13, 2014

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Anita Schmaltz

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

With all the time spent watching stir-crazy manacled Zoe viewing too much TV and listening to too much Human League, you can't help but feel like you're under house arrest too.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 13, 2014

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Robin Tunney turns Zoe's socialization and investigation into little revelations - sculpting her magnetic, melancholy presence as perfectly as her buff body in third-act action where she sheds, and draws, blood for a climax driven by robust reclamations.

Rated: 4/4

Sep 25, 2010

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Frances H

Robin Tunney and Tim Blake Nelson make a pretty good couple in this oddball psycho thriller that really isn't too dark with its stalker villain, but dry humorous with a quirky heroine under house arrest and her ankle brace mechanic who is drier than dust. Their two characters and the wheelchair bound dwarf make this movie worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/18

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Audience Member

Robin Tunney is so impossibly freakin adorable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

This film is bad. I mean, make you angry bad. The plot is obsurd, and the only thing more disconnected from the plot are the characters. The protagonist doesn't seem to understand the gravity of her situation and may be just as crazy as her stalker villain boyfriend.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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This is a simplistic and strange story. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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odd and quirky movie that is actually pretty interesting. robin tunney gives a good performnace and so does tim blake nelson ( who to me is normally boring) . worth watching if you are looking for something different and outside the mainstream. this is a mash up of different genres but somehow it works

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Disgustingly dull. Preposterous. Oh indie films... you'll be the death of me. The film is about a girl attacked by a stalker and ends up manslaughtering a cop. She suffers the rest of the movie under house arrest. Underrated Tim Blake Nelson falls for her for some unknown reason. And then it ends like Home Alone meets Saw. Not very thrilling at all.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Synopsis

A bizarre situation involving lots of drinks, a stalker, a car, and a policeman leads to the house arrest of normally mild-mannered San Francisco animator Zoe Adler (Robin Tunney). Though confined to her apartment by an electronic bracelet, Zoe is intent on clearing her name, so she enlists the aid of her kindhearted parole officer, Daly (Tim Blake Nelson), who stops by regularly. As Daly assists Zoe in her investigation, the two begin to fall for each other, resulting in an unlikely romance.

Director: Finn Taylor
Producer: Johnny Wow, Mark Burton
Screenwriter: Finn Taylor
Distributor: Fine Line Features
Production Co: 3 Ring Circus, Concrete Pictures
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $160.3K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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