Chestnut

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Chestnut

2024

1h 27m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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18 Reviews

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After graduating college, Annie is the only one of her friends who stayed behind in her small college city of Philadelphia for the summer. She has a good job lined up in LA come fall and is seemingly ready to take the leap, but things still feel unfinished. During this aimless in-between period, Annie finds herself entangled with Tyler, a woman she meets at a bar one night, and Danny, Tyler's co-worker... or best friend... or more? Annie is never quite sure. Chestnut follows Annie through a summer of self-discovery as all three battle for unrequited connection, ultimately helping her find her voice in desire, independence, and the comfort in change.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

07/04/2024

2.5/4

Cron’s feature debut is indicative of a filmmaker with exciting potential and there are moments when Chestnut achieves some perfect indie vibes...but we’re left with the distinct feeling that these people aren’t as interesting or as complicated...

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Sarah-Tai Black

RogerEbert.com

06/24/2024

2.5/4

Compact in its runtime, “Chestnut” offers a softly lyrical glimpse of young life on the precipice of a new and uncertain future.

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

06/21/2024

We’ve seen the storyline of “straight girl/maybe closeted girl emotionally terrorizes a queer woman” on-screen many times. But I appreciate how that was complicated here.

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Branyan Towe

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/29/2024

4/5

Chestnut is likely destined to be an indie darling behind Natalia Dyer’s performance in the lead role. The film is phenomenally written, intimate, and maintains its authenticity throughout

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

07/24/2024

“Director Jac Cron shows major filmmaking potential with her feature debut, though the underdeveloped screenplay will presumably irritate the casual moviegoer.”

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Oliver Weir

The Film Stage

07/17/2024

C-

Many of the problems are no doubt due to the script, which is tedious and rambling, but the performances do not help.

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catdogkiddo

06/21/2024

a beautiful first feature

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After graduating college, Annie is the only one of her friends who stayed behind in her small college city of Philadelphia for the summer. She has a good job lined up in LA come fall and is seemingly ready to take the leap, but things still feel unfinished. During this aimless in-between period, Annie finds herself entangled with Tyler, a woman she meets at a bar one night, and Danny, Tyler's co-worker... or best friend... or more? Annie is never quite sure. Chestnut follows Annie through a summer of self-discovery as all three battle for unrequited connection, ultimately helping her find her voice in desire, independence, and the comfort in change.

Director: Jac Cron
Producer: Lizzie Shapiro, Lexi Tannenholtz
Screenwriter: Jac Cron
Distributor: Utopia
Production Co: The Space Program, Neon Heart Productions
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.2K
Runtime: 1h 27m