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Lonesome Jim

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After failing to find success as a writer in New York City, Jim (Casey Affleck) slinks back to his family's home in the Midwest to lick his wounds. But his visit is quickly complicated when his angst spreads to his brother, Tim (Kevin Corrigan), who promptly decides to drive his car straight into a tree. Under the shadow of his sibling's injurious actions, Jim strikes up an unlikely friendship with Anika (Liv Tyler), whose centered small-town wisdom gradually rubs off on him.

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Though Lonesome Jim is leavened by sweet, understated humor, it's hard to root for such a morose, self-defeating protagonist.

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Paul Arendt BBC.com Steve Buscemi's third film as a director is a low key affair delivered with a wry sense of humour. Rated: 3/5 Apr 11, 2008 Full Review Time Out Though this clash of picket-fenced, down-home values and big city oafishness was handled with a little more delicacy in 2005's superb 'Junebug', Buscemi's film has lots to say about this fruitful dynamic. Rated: 4/6 Apr 11, 2008 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star Manages to be bitter, dispiriting and utterly pointless all at once. Rated: 2/4 May 19, 2006 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The perfect sort of film for Steve Buscemi to direct. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion An unintentional parody of Sundance Hades circa 1996 Aug 30, 2009 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com "Lonesome Jim" is an earnest and modest 'little independent' movie that charms by way of its understated underachieving characters. Rated: B- Apr 20, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Geke g Jim jim jimmy. Once again great job Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T Really liked. So deep. I am pretty sure that u will think about it a lot after watching. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Bahad j It's a lot of work from the recording and music team. The film can be seen. Because it has a great sound. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Audience Member Quirky character study with a great cast. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Odd but not all bad. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Poor cinematography, although I loved the dreary quality and color tones. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Steve Buscemi

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Casey Affleck

Jim

Liv Tyler

Anika

Mary Kay Place

Sally

Seymour Cassel

Don

Kevin Corrigan

Tim

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Synopsis After failing to find success as a writer in New York City, Jim (Casey Affleck) slinks back to his family's home in the Midwest to lick his wounds. But his visit is quickly complicated when his angst spreads to his brother, Tim (Kevin Corrigan), who promptly decides to drive his car straight into a tree. Under the shadow of his sibling's injurious actions, Jim strikes up an unlikely friendship with Anika (Liv Tyler), whose centered small-town wisdom gradually rubs off on him.
Director
Steve Buscemi
Producer
Steve Buscemi, Galt Niederhoffer, Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Screenwriter
James C. Strouse
Distributor
InDigEnt
Production Co
Plum Pictures
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language|Drug Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 21, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Mar 24, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$154.1K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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