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I'll See You in My Dreams

Play trailer Poster for I'll See You in My Dreams PG-13 Released May 15, 2015 1h 25m Romance Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After realizing how lonely and routine her life has become, a longtime widow begins relationships with two very different men.
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I'll See You in My Dreams would be worth watching even if Blythe Danner's central performance was all it had going for it, but this thoughtful drama satisfies on multiple levels.

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David Jenkins Little White Lies Corny for certain, but very charming to boot. Rated: 3/5 Feb 12, 2016 Full Review Trevor Johnston Time Out Avoids the obvious, delivering a bittersweet observational drama which pulls the heartstrings. Rated: 3/5 Feb 9, 2016 Full Review John Hartl Seattle Times [Danner is] clearly having a ball with this character. Rated: 3/4 Jun 7, 2015 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Still, even flawed "I'll See You in My Dreams" is a worthy effort to be a viable summer counter-programming option for the adults out there that want to slow down, unwind, and appreciate someone like Blythe Danner that ages like fine wine. Rated: 2/5 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Michael Clark Epoch Times It covers the day-to-day events in the life of a woman of advanced years who slowly breaks free from routine and begins to see why everyone is so taken with her. The only thing better than knowing Carol is being Carol. Rated: 4/5 May 10, 2022 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Just what the doctor ordered. Rated: 4/5 Feb 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Denny F Very slow starting, improves slightly then deep dives into nothingness Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review London Girl W I was really enjoying this film, and was so disappointed when Bill died unexpectedly. The film definitely seemed lacking in content. It was a bit lacklustre. I enjoyed it until Bill died, then felt short changed. The acting was good and I'm a fan of Sam Elliot and Blythe Danner. If I had l known what the ending was going to be, I would have chosen not to watch it. Martin Starr was very boring and annoying, could have done without him and his tone deaf voice. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review KB B This was such a compelling movie with great acting and storyline. It's definitely worth the watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review Shelley Ann V Good acting all round, tender and watchable. Somewhat banal and slightly dreary. Certainly not much joie de vie. Awful karaoke and plenty of death with cameo appearances from two dogs. The film may be sponsored by Chardonnay since the heroine spends nearly every scene swilling it, when she's not drinking beer, Appletini or smoking pot. The critic's 93% score is unjustified. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Hayley M I felt rather mehhh after watching this film! The main character Carol is rather self absorbed and not very likeable! She is living a safe, privileged and comfortable life in a beautiful home with lovely friends but is so miserable! She chose to do nothing with her life but wallow ... this frustrated me! Her friends had more gumption! I enjoyed their banter! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Aaron S It's a pretty unconventional drama that pulls at the heartstrings pretty effectively. I don't imagine it's the simplest thing to make a movie about aging be so relatable to everyone but I think this one really pulls it off. It all revolves around multiple relationship vignettes of lead Blythe Danner's Carol that rarely intersect and the strongest of these is that between her and her pool cleaner Lloyd (Starr). It's such an honest feeling and charming relationship between a young man and an old woman that brings out natural opposing ideas such as "looking back on life" vs "looking forward toward life." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After realizing how lonely and routine her life has become, a longtime widow begins relationships with two very different men.
Director
Brett Haley
Producer
Rebecca Green, Laura D. Smith, Brett Haley
Screenwriter
Brett Haley, Marc Basch
Distributor
Bleecker Street Media
Production Co
Two Flints, Jeff Rice Films
Rating
PG-13 (Drug Use|Brief Strong Language|Sexual Material)
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 15, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.4M
Runtime
1h 25m
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