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Coming Through the Rye

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Sixteen-year-old Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff) is not the most popular kid at his all-boys boarding school. Disconnected from students and teachers, he believes he is destined to play Holden Caulfield, the main character in The Catcher in the Rye, and has adapted the book as a play. After a series of increasingly hostile altercations with the boys at school, Jamie runs away to search for author J.D. Salinger (Chris Cooper).
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Claudia Puig The Asahi Shimbun GLOBE (Japan) 05/03/2019
2/4
The film is undermined by distracting elements, like scenes in which Jamie breaks the fourth wall and addresses the camera directly with snarky asides. [Full review in Japanese] Go to Full Review
Matthew Lickona San Diego Reader 12/09/2016
3/5
It's not quite coming of age, but it's definitely growing up a bit. Go to Full Review
Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader 12/01/2016
The film's send-up of youthful obsession is sweet and funny, and its depiction of first love and buried pain is moving. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Film Obsessive 02/22/2020
5/5
"Coming Through the Rye" exudes a polish and a vibe that defines the film's wit and tone. Go to Full Review
Sean K. Cureton Film Inquiry 12/05/2016
Coming Through the Rye though circumvents explicit adaptation of the novel which it unapologetically recalls, feels wrongheaded and disrespectful of J.D. Salinger's wishes. Go to Full Review
Ray Pride Newcity 11/21/2016
A well-meant if tender-headed morsel of a young man's road trip from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire in search of the elusive J. D. Salinger in a sketchily realized 1969. Go to Full Review
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11/13/2018 A road movie about high school students looking for Salinger. That's all there is to it, but it hold together in many ways as a coming-of-age movie. The heroine, Stefania Owen, is more mature than the main character, and she's good in many ways. It's a good contrast there. But there are a lot of films about finding Salinger :-) See more 05/12/2018 A charming and, at times, visually stunning coming-of-age story. Coming Through The Rye is a wonderful tribute to a wonderful book, even though Jamie is certainly (and thankfully) no Holden Caulfield. See more 05/12/2018 A charming and, at times, visually stunning coming-of-age story. Coming Through The Rye is a wonderful tribute to a wonderful book, even though Jamie is certainly (and thankfully) no Holden Caulfield. See more 03/23/2017 A wonderful movie, masterfully written, superbly acted, beautifully filmed. Poignant and touching, but not heavy; a perfect capture of adolescence. I could not recommend it more highly. See more 03/16/2017 Sleeper. Nice flick. Not great, but, not bad. I give it a B for a grade. Solid acting and directing. Writing wasn't horrible considering the plot is rather simple. They did the best they could. See more 03/13/2017 Alex Wolff did a very good job, he's AMAZING! Good movie :D See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sixteen-year-old Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff) is not the most popular kid at his all-boys boarding school. Disconnected from students and teachers, he believes he is destined to play Holden Caulfield, the main character in The Catcher in the Rye, and has adapted the book as a play. After a series of increasingly hostile altercations with the boys at school, Jamie runs away to search for author J.D. Salinger (Chris Cooper).
Director
James Steven Sadwith
Producer
Stan Erdreich, Teddy Grennan, James Steven Sadwith
Screenwriter
James Steven Sadwith
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films, Eammon Films
Production Co
Life Out Loud Films
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Some Drug Material|Sexuality)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.0K
Runtime
1h 37m
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