Hellaware

2013

1h 15m

Comedy

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94%

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16 Reviews

67%

Audience Score

100+ Ratings

Nate navigates the New York City art world after graduation and waits for his breakthrough to magically happen.

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Mary Houlihan

Chicago Sun-Times

Bilandic does perfectly capture the laid-back style of the twentysomethings (the lead actors all do fine work) and manages to present a fresh story of callow youth caught up in their own American odyssey.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 30, 2014

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Drew Hunt

Chicago Reader

[A] wry satire of millennial art-chic posturing.

Oct 30, 2014

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Joe Leydon

Variety

A micro-budget indie best described as the cinematic equivalent of a modestly amusing shaggy-dog story that meanders toward a clever punchline.

Sep 25, 2014

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

"An additional 30 minutes would have benefitted 'Hellaware,' as Bilandic's characters unfortunately lack substance, much like his weak portrayal of rural America."

Jun 28, 2022

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

An entertaining satire of the ultra-pretentious art scene in New York.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 5, 2019

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

As Nate learns, it's one thing to create something attention grabbing, but quite another to say something. "Hellaware" does both.

Nov 30, 2018

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Just, not good. Exactly the kind of movie that makes indies seem hella lame. Hella un-self-aware.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/27/19

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Bilandic's movie is funny, clever and most of all smartly constructed. While it amusingly pokes fun at the NY art scene -- this film is fully aware that stopping there would be far too easy. This movie is particularly effective because it's core aim extends past the scene, straight thru the heart of the lame "artist" and finally slams into the ultimate victims: the "audience" who buys into all the fake posturing but the misguided subject of the film's artist. And, it is in the casual exploitation of a group of suburbia misfits that Michael M. Bilandic's satire takes an unexpected turn. As funny as it is, the movie sheds an all too real glimpse into a dark corner of suburbia. It is both funny and unsettling that this seemingly lost group of teens are the only people who are "aware"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Michael M. Bilandic

Director

Keith Poulson

Nate

Kate Lyn Sheil

Lexie

Sophia Takal

Bernadette

Zohren Weiss

Dr. Consequence

Tom McCaffrey

Keith

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Critics Consensus: The Boxtrolls, The Equalizer, Fall TV

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Synopsis

Nate navigates the New York City art world after graduation and waits for his breakthrough to magically happen.

Director: Michael M. Bilandic
Producer: Daniel Weissbluth
Screenwriter: Michael M. Bilandic
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 15m