Cold Turkey

Released Nov 15, 2013

1 hr. 24 min.

Comedy

Drama

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20%

15 Reviews

Tomatometer

35%

50+ Ratings

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A retired professor's (Peter Bogdanovich) holiday weekend with his three grown children degenerates into a tangled mess of secret revelations and money-grabbing.

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If you have a family, or have ever had one, see this. But not with them. Funny, poignant and nicely observed. A lovely piece of filmmaking.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Will Slocombe

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Alicia Witt

Nina

Peter Bogdanovich

Poppy

Cheryl Hines

Deborah

Ashton Holmes

Jacob

Sonya Walger

Lindsay

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Sun-Times

[Writer-Director Will] Slocombe may not carve up his kin for Cold Turkey" but he serves a wry repast.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 17, 2014

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

Cold Turkey is a simmering piece of holiday dystopia with a good, scorching boil-over.

Nov 22, 2013

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

[A] tiresome cavalcade of bickering - which feels like it lasts even longer than your typical Thanksgiving dinner.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 22, 2013

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... feels more contrived than authentic in its exploration of familiar domestic territory.

Nov 22, 2013

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

The discomfort found in the feature is overwhelming at times, which is a lot more interesting than many of the dramatic developments Slocombe serves up.

Rated: C

Nov 21, 2013

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Susan Granger

SSG Syndicate

The recipe for this wannabe black comedy is fractured, unfocused and all-too-familiar, engendering little emotional involvement.

Rated: 4/10

Nov 19, 2013

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Synopsis

A retired professor's (Peter Bogdanovich) holiday weekend with his three grown children degenerates into a tangled mess of secret revelations and money-grabbing.

Director: Will Slocombe
Screenwriter: Will Slocombe
Distributor: FilmBuff
Production Co: Burn Later Prods.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2016