Dear Zoe

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Dear Zoe

R

Released Nov 4, 2022

1h 34m

Drama

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A year after her family suffers an unimaginable loss, teenage Tess pens a heartfelt letter to her dead little sister Zoe, reflecting on what was lost, her resistance to traveling with her family down recovery road, and the surprising sources from which she gains love and support so that she can begin to get better.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

Too much of “Dear Zoe,” though, feels factory-designed to engineer emotion rather than aiming to earn it organically.

Nov 3, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Dear Zoe is the kind of film that too often goes unseen.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Jan 15, 2023

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Lisa Nystrom

FILMINK (Australia)

… emotionally generous performances that are captivating to watch

Rated: 15/20

Dec 26, 2022

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

While Sink does her job of relaying what's on the page, the directing, somehow, doesn't offer viewers an understanding of what's going on with Tess in between the lines

Rated: 3/5

Nov 9, 2022

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The writers and director Wells repeatedly fall back on melodrama, pushing the emotionality with the full range of movie gimmickry.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 8, 2022

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Kat Hughes

THN

Sink’s performance is beautiful. The young star effortlessly manoeuvres the various stages of grief and makes a compelling lead.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 7, 2022

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T B

left after 50 minutes. trite and unoriginal. mediocre writing & acting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/10/22

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Google

Well acted, especially Sadie Sink. Good pacing. Thoughtful story that was believable and touching

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/22

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Stephen C

1 hour and 34 minutes of drama. Rated R for Some Teen Marijuana Use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Vicky D

This is a good movie where Sadie does a great Job acting!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Audience Member

Very cool and good drama movie 👌🏻

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Cristian s

Un drama romántico que toca con cierta mirada inocente temas como la perdida, el duelo, la depresión, el consumo y otras cosas que rozan la ilegalidad. Esta bien, cumple y te llega como pretende llegarte. Las actuaciones son clave, diría que el pilar de todo el film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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Synopsis

A year after her family suffers an unimaginable loss, teenage Tess pens a heartfelt letter to her dead little sister Zoe, reflecting on what was lost, her resistance to traveling with her family down recovery road, and the surprising sources from which she gains love and support so that she can begin to get better.

Director: Gren Wells
Producer: Marc Lhormer, Brenda Lhormer, Peter Phok, Christopher H. Warner
Screenwriter: Marc Lhormer, Melissa Martin
Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co: Zin Haze Productions, Resonate Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Teen Marijuana Use)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2022
Runtime: 1h 34m

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