Cherry

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Cherry

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Released Feb 26, 2021

2h 20m

Drama

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"Cherry" follows the wild journey of a disenfranchised young man from Ohio who meets the love of his life, only to risk losing her through a series of bad decisions and challenging life circumstances. Inspired by the best-selling novel of the same name, "Cherry" features Tom Holland in the title role as an unhinged character who drifts from dropping out of college to serving in Iraq as an Army medic and is only anchored by his one true love, Emily (Ciara Bravo). When Cherry returns home a war hero, he battles the demons of undiagnosed PTSD and spirals into drug addiction, surrounding himself with a menagerie of depraved misfits. Draining his finances, Cherry turns to bank robbing to fund his addiction, shattering his relationship with Emily along the way. Brought to the screen in bold, gritty fashion by visionary directors Anthony and Joe Russo, "Cherry" is a darkly humorous, unflinching coming-of-age story of a man on a universal quest for purpose and human connection.

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Critics Consensus

It's certainly stylish and it offers Tom Holland a welcome opportunity to branch out, but Cherry's woes stem from a story that's too formulaic to bowl anyone over.

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Audience Says

You'll need to settle in for a long ride, but the Russos' unique visual style and great acting from Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo make Cherry a hard-hitting story about PTSD and addiction.

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

What an absolute mess of superficially explored themes about addiction and America.

Mar 21, 2021

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Not even the emotional depth or compassion Tom Holland imbues his unnamed character can save Cherry. Only a ruthless editor that would've been willing to cut 60 minutes out of it could have.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 19, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Holland flings himself into the role, and sweats desperation every second. But the Russos undermine him at every turn...

Rated: 2/4

Mar 18, 2021

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Daryl MacDonald

InSession Film

Holland is excellent and shows he can handle prestige drama just as well as he can handle a Spiderman costume, but even his eminently watchable performance can’t lift Cherry above the ranks of a fairly average drama, which is a shame...

Rated: C

Apr 26, 2024

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Jillian Chilingerian

Offscreen With Jillian

Cherry is the latest example of why some books aren't adaptable for the big screen.

Aug 22, 2023

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Cherry is an indisputable mess, but it hangs on due to a captivating first half, a career-best performance from Tom Holland, and an overall well-shot film.

Rated: B-

Jul 24, 2023

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CG B

Sure it's a well known theme and story and we've all seen similar stories but this movie is incredibly convincing and even the critics giving lousy reviews admit there is an emotional aspect here. My take on the bad critic reviews is the ending but guess what, that is basically autobiographical so once again the critics got it wrong. I sure wish Rotten Tomatoes would publish Audience Rating instead of the Critics ratings, especially when they differ so much like this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Thijs d

Really loved the emotional rollercoaster this movie takes you on. A bit long, but it’s diverse topics and settings make it so that it doesn’t get stale.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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Albert W

Not bad but not great either.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Michael L

The film is a wild experience, seemingly composed of different facets of a dramatic life. It starts with an average, perhaps somewhat bleak youth, transitions into a great love, goes through the cruelties of military service in Iraq, and ultimately ends in drug addiction. I really, really liked the film and would recommend it at any time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Teyla S

This film hits hard because of addiction. Grown up with it around me but it’s not only this aspect that made me cry at the end, it’s the way emotions can be said by just a single camera shot. Beautiful all around. Almost better than beautiful boy, and that was a great film. 1000/5 !!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Sharon R

Excellent acting. Long movie but so worth it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Synopsis

"Cherry" follows the wild journey of a disenfranchised young man from Ohio who meets the love of his life, only to risk losing her through a series of bad decisions and challenging life circumstances. Inspired by the best-selling novel of the same name, "Cherry" features Tom Holland in the title role as an unhinged character who drifts from dropping out of college to serving in Iraq as an Army medic and is only anchored by his one true love, Emily (Ciara Bravo). When Cherry returns home a war hero, he battles the demons of undiagnosed PTSD and spirals into drug addiction, surrounding himself with a menagerie of depraved misfits. Draining his finances, Cherry turns to bank robbing to fund his addiction, shattering his relationship with Emily along the way. Brought to the screen in bold, gritty fashion by visionary directors Anthony and Joe Russo, "Cherry" is a darkly humorous, unflinching coming-of-age story of a man on a universal quest for purpose and human connection.

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Producer: Jake Aust, Chris Castaldi, Jonathan Gray, Mike Larocca, John Parker, Matthew Rhodes, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Screenwriter: Angela Russo-Otstot, Jessica Goldberg
Distributor: Apple
Production Co: AGBO, Kasbah Films, The Hideaway Entertainment
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Graphic Drug Abuse|Disturbing and Violent Images|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 26, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2021
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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