Lbs.

Released Jan 15, 2004

1h 39m

Comedy

Drama

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82%

Tomatometer

22 Reviews

67%

Audience Score

250+ Ratings

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.

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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

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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

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Lbs. addresses its all-too-relevant topic with subtlety, sensitivity and welcome doses of humor.

Apr 5, 2010

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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

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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

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Tricia Olszewski

Washington City Paper

Well-intentioned but terribly executed.

May 7, 2010

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Audience Member

Great portray of the addiction of eating.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

This was a decent Indie film. It was funny and dramatic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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dwayne r

Acting's fair. Story's unimaginative.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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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

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Audience Member

Loved it. Well written and acted.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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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

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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
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