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Play trailer Poster for Lbs. Released Jan 15, 2004 1h 39m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Neil (Carmine Famiglietti) is a compulsive eater. His Brooklyn-based family desperately tries to get him to commit to losing weight, but, although Neil does embrace a few diets, he quickly abandons them for his junk-food fix. After he has a heart attack, he knows that he has no choice but to become healthy. With his friend Sacco (Michael Aronov), a drug addict, Neil leaves the city to live in a trailer in the wilderness. Isolated, the two addicts learn to discipline themselves.

Critics Reviews

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Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Lbs. leaves you hungering for a few more insights and answers than it offers. Rated: 2/4 May 7, 2010 Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe Those in search of a mirror for their own weight issues will find a deluxe one here. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 8, 2010 Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Lbs. addresses its all-too-relevant topic with subtlety, sensitivity and welcome doses of humor. Apr 5, 2010 Full Review Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope A low-budget movie that is well-written and well-acted by a cast of relative unknowns. Rated: B Dec 31, 2010 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An inspirational Marty-like pic that flattens out as it delivers its 'accept yourself' message about a compulsive over eater. Rated: B- Nov 30, 2010 Full Review Tricia Olszewski Washington City Paper Well-intentioned but terribly executed. May 7, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Great portray of the addiction of eating. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a decent Indie film. It was funny and dramatic. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review dwayne r Acting's fair. Story's unimaginative. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member For every issue about obesity that this film addresses, there are at least three issues about how this writer sees women that are not addressed. This is a horribly unbalanced film which feels like the fantasies of an alienated outsider... That the victimized can turn victimizer - and pompous, selfish ass - does not make for a great film. A great premise, but at over 100 minutes, much more could and should have been done. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it. Well written and acted. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I hope more people see this film, as it shows just how heartbreaking of an epidemic obesity really is, from a very personal, introverted look. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Matthew Bonifacio

Director

Carmine Famiglietti

Neil Perota

Michael Aronov

Sacco Valenzia

Miriam Shor

Lara Griffin

Sharon Angela

Theresa Perota

Susan Varon

Connie Perota

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Synopsis Neil (Carmine Famiglietti) is a compulsive eater. His Brooklyn-based family desperately tries to get him to commit to losing weight, but, although Neil does embrace a few diets, he quickly abandons them for his junk-food fix. After he has a heart attack, he knows that he has no choice but to become healthy. With his friend Sacco (Michael Aronov), a drug addict, Neil leaves the city to live in a trailer in the wilderness. Isolated, the two addicts learn to discipline themselves.
Director
Matthew Bonifacio
Producer
Matthew Bonifacio, Carmine Famiglietti
Production Co
Brooklyn-Queens Experiment
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 15, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.3K
Runtime
1h 39m