Chronically Metropolitan

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Chronically Metropolitan

2016

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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First-time novelist Fenton Dillane returns to New York City unannounced, ready to reclaim his lost love, Jessie, who, unbeknownst to him, is engaged to be married. When Fenton enlists his headstrong sister, Layla, and his drug-dealing best friend to help him win her back, his actions set in motion a chain of events that affect the lives of everyone around him for better and for worse.

Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Resembling a Philip Roth novel that the author had the good sense to leave unpublished, Chronically Metropolitan leaves no clich unturned in its depiction of the social and romantic travails of a group of Upper East Side New Yorkers.

Aug 7, 2017

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

Several times in "Chronically Metropolitan," a man stares at a screen as nothing happens. You'll know just how he feels.

Aug 3, 2017

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Schutt's puckish script largely skims the surface of its too-familiar characters' navel-gazing plights, rarely sweeping us into their privileged universe.

Aug 3, 2017

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Chronically Metropolitan is a coming-of-age dramedy but it doesn't come without some cynicism.

Nov 26, 2017

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Nick Davis

Film Inquiry

Chronically Metropolitan is a quirky romantic indie about life in New York City; though not perfect, it's reasonably enjoyable.

Aug 29, 2017

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Anthony Ray Bench

Film Threat

Generally, I enjoyed this film quite a bit. I don't have a lot of issues with this one aside from Addison Timlin's less than stellar acting and her character's useless part in the story.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 9, 2017

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I think I made it 15 minutes and it hurt too much to keep going. A bunch of pretentious pricks n overactors... The sister gave me deep cringes.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/22

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I don't blame the director. The cinematography is great. The script mediocre. But the lead cast and the relationship aspect of the film did not work at all. the director should've worked more with the lead guy and girl. I didn't believe their relationship. The movie is very slow to watch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

If were a jew in America in 1940 and had to watch this movie, I'd move to Germany.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Great film, honest and refreshing look at the life of the privileged UES. Thoroughly enjoyed!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Very pretentious from the beginning to the end, the male characters covered their totall douchebag-ness with a last "heroic" act of generosity letting "their" women go. And the female characters felt like a man was trying really hard to write a strong female character but failed miserably. Overall, a study of the broken relationships of the bored, affluent elites. Not bad enough to stop watching, but bad enough to comment on.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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I liked it! Chris Noth great as self-absorbed author-professor. Actually, the whole cast was good, fine acting. Good story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Xavier Manrique

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Chris Noth

Christopher

Mary-Louise Parker

Annabel

Shiloh Fernandez

Fenton

Ashley Benson

Jessie

Addison Timlin

Layla

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Synopsis

First-time novelist Fenton Dillane returns to New York City unannounced, ready to reclaim his lost love, Jessie, who, unbeknownst to him, is engaged to be married. When Fenton enlists his headstrong sister, Layla, and his drug-dealing best friend to help him win her back, his actions set in motion a chain of events that affect the lives of everyone around him for better and for worse.

Director: Xavier Manrique
Producer: Daniel L. Blanc, Chuy Hernandez, Jamin O'Brien
Screenwriter: Nicholas Schutt
Production Co: The Film Community, Planeo Films, Chron NY, Inc.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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