Falling Angels

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Falling Angels

Released Sep 8, 2003

1h 41m

Comedy

Drama

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For the three Field girls -- Lou (Katharine Isabelle), Sandy (Kristin Adams) and Norma (Monté Gagné) -- growing up in the 1960s is no easy thing. Besides the usual temptations of sex and drugs, their family life is tense. Their mom, Mary (Miranda Richardson), is depressed. And their dad, an alcoholic ex-soldier named Jim (Callum Keith Rennie), is crazy: He once locked the family in a bomb shelter believing a nuclear attack was imminent. No wonder introspective Norma thinks she's going crazy too.

Michael Booth

Denver Post

So many reasons to see the darkly hopeful Canadian film Falling Angels -- a terrific unknown cast showcased in subtle close-ups, and a quirky literary script largely free of cliche.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 16, 2005

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Deftly balances elements of pathos, humor and the grotesque while maintaining a low-key tenor.

Apr 13, 2005

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Marta Barber

Miami Herald

It's the attention to small details that makes the characters so believable, especially in the way Smith delivers their sentiments: in quiet, personal moments.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 3, 2005

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

What offends most is the patina of smugness that seeps through every frame.

Rated: 1/4

Apr 26, 2005

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Shlomo Schwartzberg

Boxoffice Magazine

There's little intelligence or realism evident on screen.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 18, 2005

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Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 6, 2003

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steve d

The performances make this story powerful.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

great movie, heavy yet funny

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Borrrrrrrrrrrrrrring

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

It was kind weird and funny. I liked it :)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

I saw it for the music, by Ken Whiteley, which was excellent. The story brought me back to a feeling of living in Canada in the seventies... not really feeling like I had choices in life.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

I love Katharine Isabelle and have scene all of her films except turning Paige and must admit that this is one of my top 5 favorite movies. Amazing acting and a depressing story line. One sister is pregnant, another a drug attic, and the other, a lesbian. My god, it's got to be a parents worst nightmare. Well it explains the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Synopsis

For the three Field girls -- Lou (Katharine Isabelle), Sandy (Kristin Adams) and Norma (Monté Gagné) -- growing up in the 1960s is no easy thing. Besides the usual temptations of sex and drugs, their family life is tense. Their mom, Mary (Miranda Richardson), is depressed. And their dad, an alcoholic ex-soldier named Jim (Callum Keith Rennie), is crazy: He once locked the family in a bomb shelter believing a nuclear attack was imminent. No wonder introspective Norma thinks she's going crazy too.

Director: Scott Smith
Producer: Robin Cass
Screenwriter: Barbara Gowdy, Esta Spalding
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Minds Eye Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2016
Runtime: 1h 41m