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      Lonesome Jim

      R Released Jan 21, 2005 1 hr. 31 min. Comedy Drama List
      60% 90 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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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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      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 Audience Member what this movie taught me was that like life; if a pop machine eats your dollar, and you bang on it enough, you just might get something. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Bad movie....All the way around! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Pessimistic films make me feel better. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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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      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
      Executive Producer
      Jonathan Sehring, Caroline Kaplan, John Sloss, Reagan Silber
      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
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
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