Comet

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Comet

R

Released Dec 5, 2014

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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A cynical lad (Justin Long) and a young woman (Emmy Rossum) begin a 6-year relationship after meeting by chance during a meteor shower.

Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Handsome but needlessly gimmicky.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 2, 2015

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

A sense of laborious, futile strain comes off this phoney-baloney indie, which looks and sounds very much like an attempt to fashion a more amenable (and thereby saleable) version of Shane Carruth's puzzle pictures.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 2, 2015

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Cath Clarke

Time Out

Just when you think you're about to fall for this fuzzy sci-fi romance, it disappears into its own navel.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 30, 2015

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

"With 'Comet,' Sam Esmail offers a fresh take on romance and allows his stars to shine with ingenuous performances."

Jun 28, 2022

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Stephen O'Nion

One Room With A View

Comet spends much of its runtime rowing back from an extremely aggravating opening third. With some success.

Rated: 3/5

May 7, 2019

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

It's an ambitious debut from Sam Esmail, but its exploration of a flawed relationship buckles beneath the weight of its own wry self-awareness.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 5, 2019

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KB B

It was pretty good but tried to get too cutsie with the banter. I doubt I'd ever watch it again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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B - 1

By far, one of my favorite movies. The score is beautiful, engaging from the opening scene. Incredibly smart script. Watched several times. An absolute gem 💎

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/06/24

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Shock Therapy R

I understand the inclination to mark the movie down: it perfectly depicted a late arrival to the truth, or completely losing everything real. And no one wants to feel that feeling. I don't want to feel that feeling. But it happens. It happened to a friend who just died. It happens to me with depression. And this movie has artistically depicted it better than any other. (Even "Closer"). Yet the brilliant argumentation is there on both sides. It's annoying how accurate. And you don't have to feel everything to relate. In fact, I'm so sure that everyone relates in some way, that the ratings are low… and the reviewers stand condemned.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/23

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Audience Member

If you are going down critic and movie guidelines on rating, sure, ill agree its approximately 3 out of 5. However, if you are approaching this movie with emotional luggage then this is a 9 out of 10. (Movie vs real life)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

An synaptic tale of what may and may not be meant to be l, colored with pastel hues of awkward but endearing emotions and some solid acting from the leads.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/19

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Audience Member

Love this movie. It is brilliantly scripted, filmed, and acted while treating a love story in a timeless, complex, mosaic of memories that love is. Not for the simple minded for you will be lost very quickly in its abstract approach to the modern love story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/19

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Synopsis

A cynical lad (Justin Long) and a young woman (Emmy Rossum) begin a 6-year relationship after meeting by chance during a meteor shower.

Director: Sam Esmail
Producer: Chad Hamilton, Lee Clay
Screenwriter: Sam Esmail
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Anonymous Content
Rating: R (Language|Some Drug Use|Sexual References)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 5, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2015
Runtime: 1h 30m

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