Landline

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Landline

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Released Jul 21, 2017

1h 33m

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Two sisters come of age in '90s New York when they discover their dad's affair. Eventually, they learn he's not the only cheater in the family.

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Critics Consensus

Landline's talented cast -- and a fast-paced approach from director/co-writer Gillian Robespierre -- help this charming multi-generational dramedy overcome a familiar storyline.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Just NO to this kind of thing. Amateurish movies are one thing, but you start putting A-list people in...

Oct 20, 2020

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Landline gets what makes people tick, doesn't shy from reveling in the good, bad and ugly as well as all the gradations hiding in the various grey areas.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 11, 2017

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

"Landline," at times, feels a bit inert, that it's coasting on the novelty of '90s nostalgia without justifying that choice, and allowing those references to stand in for actual propulsive storytelling and jokes.

Aug 11, 2017

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding (Substack)

A family portrait of dysfunction never goes the extra mile. There are light shadings of infidelity, coming of age, female arrested development, and lots of sex that just sits there.

Feb 16, 2023

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

Love is hard; fidelity is harder.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 29, 2021

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

We're fortunate to have Gillian Robespierre making movies.

Rated: B+

Jul 1, 2020

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KOOKLA C

really dull... went on and on and super boring

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Gareth v

A solid yet unspectacular family drama. The cast are good and do there best with this conventional story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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Audience Member

It's as if Woody Allen directed Parenthood. And it's utterly entertaining

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Outstanding coming of age story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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While I enjoyed the performances from this talented cast, I walked away with mixed messages on the film's position on cheating in relationships. I liked individual scenes, but ultimately couldn't get behind [SPOILER] the Jenny Slate cheating plotline. Her chemistry with the man she has an affair with is electric, so much so that even though I supported her revelation that he was not the one for her, her return to her boring passionless relationship left something to be desired. Particularly in a film that is about the affect of her father's affair on their family.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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I would add more stars if not for the two rape scenes that are played for laughs. I guess a woman forcing herself on to her confused and unwilling male partner is just an act of quirkiness, like getting an eyebrow ring or being a grown adult and ordering a kids drink at your favorite hibachi restaurant! God, I miss the '90s.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Synopsis

Two sisters come of age in '90s New York when they discover their dad's affair. Eventually, they learn he's not the only cheater in the family.

Director: Gillian Robespierre
Producer: Elisabeth Holm, Russell Levine, Gigi Pritzker
Screenwriter: Gillian Robespierre, Elisabeth Holm
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Route One Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $940.7K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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