Dear Zoe

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Dear Zoe

R

2022

1h 34m

Drama

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87%

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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

11/03/2022

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

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

01/15/2023

3.0/4.0

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

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Lisa Nystrom

FILMINK (Australia)

12/26/2022

15/20

… emotionally generous performances that are captivating to watch

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

11/09/2022

3/5

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

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

11/08/2022

2/5

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

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Kat Hughes

THN

11/07/2022

3/5

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

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T B

11/10/2022

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

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Google

11/06/2022

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

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Michael K

@Boneymike1118 1d

This movie was very good. Being a Stranger Things fan really drove me to watch this movie. Very good movie to watch with your family and friends. The plot was great. Totally Recommend watching this movie. Michael Kowal

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Rob A

Dec 3

A non-commercial (i.e. not going for big box office) coming-of-age story about a beautiful teenager (Sadie Sink) who has suffered a horible tragedy. Sad to be sure, but heartfelt and delightful as well.

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Nov 30

It’s a heartwarming movie that catches grief amazingly and Sadie acts it flawlessly

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Debbie M

Nov 17

I LOVED THIS, BUT IT WAS SO INCREDIBLY SAD

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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.

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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