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Down the Shore

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Dark secrets come to light when the owner (James Gandolfini) of a rundown amusement park encounters a stranger (Edoardo Costa) who brings news of his younger sister's death.

Critics Reviews

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Neil Genzlinger New York Times 04/05/2013
5/5
The director, Harold Guskin, and writer, Sandra Jennings, show admirable patience in letting the story unspool, and the actors reward them. Go to Full Review
Ella Taylor NPR 04/04/2013
Gandolfini and Janssen dance a delicate minuet around one another, pacing out a slow, quiet revelation of the shared past that has paralyzed their wills to happiness and change. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 04/04/2013
3/5
Costa brings a nice, lived-in sexiness to the evocatively shot setting, and Gandolfini settles into his character with extraordinary skill and sensitivity. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/02/2017
C+
Nearly drowns in its own tears. Go to Full Review
Simon Brookfield We Got This Covered 04/16/2013
6/10
In terms of pace, Down the Shore walks a very narrow line between deliberate and utterly languid, but there are just enough strong performances and intriguing (if messy) dynamics to make it work. Go to Full Review
Ethan Alter Television Without Pity 04/05/2013
A small-scale, working-class character study that's never quite as nuanced and dramatic as it aspires to be. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Maureen R 07/05/2024 I love this movie. Filmed in my hometown with James Gandolfini. Enough said. See more 02/06/2022 A sad slice of real life portrayed by some excellent actors. See more 11/19/2021 Slow and boring a few good moments if your drinking. See more 07/31/2015 one of James last films decent drama with Sum twists n a lot of dysfunction going on in the family's involved See more 10/11/2014 Down the Shore a dark family drama about a family's dark past shared between two brothers a sister in law and a brother in law. The movie starts in France with an American girl and a French guy then the movie skips ahead three months as the French man travels to America to visit his girls brother to deliver some devastating news. Then the French guy gets tangled in with his girls families drama's. The story is basic but a good movie I had my reservations about it but its all about righting wrongs and in the end love. Go Down the Shore once in awhile and enjoy the view. Not suitable for the kiddies as it has some adult themes that are not suitable for the kiddies and it can be boring for them. See more 03/02/2014 Forgotten, neglected seaside resort facing out of seaside hardship brings weaves through the hard luck complications of three friends and a stranger. Between vacated wooden properties and empty ageing seaside fairground the characters reflect a distinct lack of hope. This sad and unusual story evolves as the characters past meets their present and their past relationships unfurl. The French stranger clearly is concealing his intentions and the viewer is never sure whether they are driven by his dead wife's wishful intention. It's a simple story if not apparent in the early stages but the film ticks along and the down at heels resorts' winter struggles give the film a gritty realism. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Dark secrets come to light when the owner (James Gandolfini) of a rundown amusement park encounters a stranger (Edoardo Costa) who brings news of his younger sister's death.
Director
Harold Guskin
Producer
Joseph Pope
Screenwriter
Sandra Jennings
Production Co
Jersey Shore
Rating
R (Some Drug Use|Language)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.8K
Runtime
1h 33m