Down the Shore

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Down the Shore

R

2011

1h 33m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

The director, Harold Guskin, and writer, Sandra Jennings, show admirable patience in letting the story unspool, and the actors reward them.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 5, 2013

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Ella Taylor

NPR

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.

Apr 4, 2013

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Costa brings a nice, lived-in sexiness to the evocatively shot setting, and Gandolfini settles into his character with extraordinary skill and sensitivity.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 4, 2013

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Nearly drowns in its own tears.

Rated: C+

Jul 2, 2017

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Simon Brookfield

We Got This Covered

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.

Rated: 6/10

Apr 16, 2013

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Ethan Alter

Television Without Pity

A small-scale, working-class character study that's never quite as nuanced and dramatic as it aspires to be.

Apr 5, 2013

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Maureen R

I love this movie. Filmed in my hometown with James Gandolfini. Enough said.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/24

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Audience Member

A sad slice of real life portrayed by some excellent actors.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Slow and boring a few good moments if your drinking.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/19/21

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Audience Member

the actors & setting is great, but it's a slice-of-life family drama where everything is suppose to be so deep . . . but it's just kind-of boring

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

one of James last films decent drama with Sum twists n a lot of dysfunction going on in the family's involved

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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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