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Close to You

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Academy Award Nominee Elliot Page (Juno, The Umbrella Academy, Inception) stars as a trans man who returns to his hometown for the first time in years. On his journey, he confronts his relationship with his family, reunites with a first love, and discovers a newfound confidence in himself. A Toronto International Film Festival premiere.
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A passion project for Elliot Page that benefits from his naturalism, Close to You's improvisational scripting yields dramatically uneven but ultimately moving results.

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Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) There is an erratic quality to how much of it connects and flows. Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Helen O'Hara Time Out Director and star conceived the story and then the cast largely improvised the dialogue that drives it along. Sometimes that results in meandering or overblown moments, but the general thrust is powerful enough to carry it along. Rated: 3/5 Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Ella Kemp Empire Magazine Page shines bright in an otherwise formulaic story, but this is still a thoughtful, sensitive portrait of a young man coming to terms with his sense of self and the love he deserves. Rated: 3/5 Sep 5, 2024 Full Review Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast Along with another fine performance by Elliot Page, the unscripted interplay amongst the family has an emotional authenticity that is not always matched by the personal relationship. Rated: 3/4 Oct 29, 2024 Full Review James Kleinmann The Queer Review Delicate and affecting. Rated: 4/5 Sep 21, 2024 Full Review Manuel Betancourt FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) When it's [about] the family and those crackling scenes of awkwardness, and you get Page's physicality telling you so much about who Sam is, I found it transfixing. Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael C Great film and Elliot Page acting is SUPERB!!! He is amazing!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Sergio J L I may have gone into the film with too many preconceived ideas, expecting far too much. What I encountered was a movie filled with anger and frustration, eager to strike at sensitive points and reflect them back to the audience like a mirror. From the opening scene, it was clear this was going to be a bleak journey—and it was, without a single twist or hardly a glimmer of hope. There was no hint of love or optimism for what might lie ahead. The acting, however, was excellent, and I raise my glass to the cast for their stellar performances. But the story itself felt like a dark tunnel leading straight to 'Nowhere-land'. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Steve D The actors do their best (and there best is great) but the lack of script makes it drag a bit. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Kelly O Welcome back to the big screen Elliot Page. What a triumph to see him in the way he wants to be in a role about the same. Family is tough for a lot of is for many different reasons. Family will never really let you escape who you were. Everyone is committed to the same history and being frozen in time. Hillary Baack is amazing too. Her character Kat is genuinely happy to meet Sam how he is now, with no expectations of who he was nor who they were in high school Beautiful story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Audience Member Honest and real from start to finish. This film isn't for spectators looking to be passively entertained. It's for viewers brave enough to plunge headfirst into the rawest of emotions and enmesh themselves in the discomfort that's invoked. There's quite a bit of subtlety and nuance that may be lost on some, but for me, the most valuable takeaways came from points in the film where there was no need for dialogue. It reminds you how even the quietest walks home can be the loudest. If you let it, the film speaks to you via sensations in the body like that all-too-familiar heavy knot sinking in your gut, or the sharp spike in heartrate that only the sting of deep disappointment can bring. This film invites you to merge with the lead character and see the world through their unique perspective. Despite being from a different end of the spectrum or walk of life than the person on-screen, I found myself capable of understanding the unspoken contents of their mind and relating to the emotions they were struggling to process or repress. Somewhere in this, I found my perspective shifted and a mirror had been placed in front of me and I could not look away. Elliot's performance made this possible. He brings an unparalleled authenticity that's like an outpouring of the most private and sacred parts of himself, willing to put it all on display because it's important. This film has a power that shouldn't be undervalued or dismissed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Aech Such a raw and honest film and makes you sit in all the messiness of it. I wish there had been more time on the family because I was confused sometimes about who someone was, but that barely took away from the emotional arc for me. Well acted, well shot, and a haunting piano refrain in the score. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Academy Award Nominee Elliot Page (Juno, The Umbrella Academy, Inception) stars as a trans man who returns to his hometown for the first time in years. On his journey, he confronts his relationship with his family, reunites with a first love, and discovers a newfound confidence in himself. A Toronto International Film Festival premiere.
Director
Dominic Savage
Producer
Daniel Bekerman, Krishnendu Majumdar, Elliot Page, Dominic Savage, Richard Yee, Chris Yurkovich
Screenwriter
Dominic Savage
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
Good Question Media, Me & You Entertainment, Kindred Spirit
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 17, 2024
Runtime
1h 40m
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